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Secretary has directed that Lord Shepherd,
who is visiting Hong Kong between 1 and 7 June, and the Governor should carefully weigh
all the issues involved with a view to
assessing whether the time has not come when the risks of premature release are acceptable.
It may be that the Governor will strongly
maintain his objections; in which case the
Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary will wish
to reconsider the matter in the light of
these objections. You will readily
understand the unfortunate effects it could
have in Hong Kong if the impression were to
be created of a serious divergence of view
between the Hong Kong authorities and
ourselves on a matter pertaining to the
security of Hong Kong.
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