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on the completion of their sentences and
the remaining journalist, whose
sentence the Review Board has recently shortened, would be released early in October, The official view is that this
should meet the Chinese demands and should
obtain the release of Mr. Grey shortly after
release.
4.
In addition to this course, (a),
there are two other possible courses, (b) and
(c), which I have considered and discussed
with the department
5.
Course (b) is that the Governor
should at his discretion and exercising his
prerogative release the ten journalists in
only in prison until
July leaving
October. The official advice in the
submission is that I should discuss this
with the Governor when I am in Hong Kong
when we could take into account the reactions of the Chinese following the announcement
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