Deportation, to China;
1.In 1960 the physical deportation of AKXXйKя criminals from Hong Kong came to a complete halt, and the only category which
a the Chinese government was prepred to accept
A were those people arrested for espionage activities on behalf of the C.P.G., and the last case in this category occurred in 1966. 2.However, with the commencement of Communist
confrontation in H.K. in 1967, and following arrests and subsequent recommendations by magistrates that prisoners should be consi- dered for deportation the C. P.G.made it
clear through an announcement taxt by LEUNG
Wai Lam, director of the H.K.branch of the
NCNA in a bulletin of June 15 that this weal
wold not be tolerated by the C.P.G. as"it
is the inviolable and inalienable right of
the Chinese people to reside in Hong Kong."
3.On 14 March 1968 it was decided to make a
test case of two communist film stars,Shek ☛ Wai and Fu Ki who were presented for "re-
lease to China" at Lowu on 14 March.The C.P.
C.P.G. condemned this as as a disguised
form of deportation, and branded it as a
#1 new form of persecution" and it became the subject of an official protest to H.M.G. in
Peking.
4.On 11 April 1968 it was suggested that A
H.M.G. would be prepared to allow certain
prisoners in H.K.to go to China to reside. Lo Kuei-po described this proposal as a "disguised form of deportation", and said that the Chinese government could not possibly agree to this.
5.On 15 May a further approach was made to the NCNA offering to release a person, at
that time detained in the V.R.C. for Chinese
espionage activities, on the understanding that the NCNA would make arrangements for his return to China.After some delay the NCN
NCNA denied all knowledge of the detainee concerned and stated that any attempt to doport him to China would be unacceptable. 6.On 30 August 1968 the Foreign Secretary,
moking Mr.George Frown wrote to Ch'en Yi moobing
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