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FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Arseats

Come

Reporters in Hong Ko

(1) ILUNH PING F.C.H.A. Reporter. Born in China.

Now in prison serving a total of two years imprisonment for unlawful assembly and taking part in an intimidating assembly: Claims to be a single man but police reports state that there is a woman who claims to be his wife and that

there are children.

(2) CHAN FUNG-YING

K.C.N.A. Reporter (Single Female)

Born in China. Has held Prose card since May 1967 only, Arrested outsid Government House on 16th July: on remand until 1st August,

(3) CHAN TAK YUK

H.C.N.A. Reporter (Single Female)

Born in China. Has held Press card sinco May, 1967 only. Arrested outside Government House on 16th July: on romand until 1st August.

(4)) Three unnazed reporters from the main local Commist (5){ papers, arrested at the same tims as (2) and (3) above (6)) and remanded until løt August.

2.

The Acting Governor vas informed on 21st July that it might be helpful, in securing the release of Mr. Gray, Bouter's correspondent in Paking now under house arrost, if it were found possible to deport IIBUEN FING ((1) above) to China. We enquired whether there would be any legal or political difficulties about such a course. The Acting Governor replied that it would be legally possible to remit sentence and deport Haueh Ping: that consideration vas

given to this idea before his trial; but that despite his pro-Communist attitude and H.C.N.A. employment, it is possible that he might refuse to go to China, sscuming that the Chinese Government were willing to accept him. This might cause complications vis-è-vis the Chinese Goverment.

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