TNAG-0271-FCO40-307-Legislation-on-immigration-and-deportation-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 7

Ref: 8/1250/70C

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS

HONG KONG

21st December, 1970.

K.M. Wilford Esq., C.M.G. Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Downing Street,

LONDON, S.W.1.

Dear Wilford,

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H.K. Dopr.

What is the progress with looking at the HK legislation?

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Pl. Consult liα Dept about likely tale Hublishing Legislation. in confidence to Acty Ata so as to arrive

So stout publication day were?

Immigration Legislation.

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Can we indicate yet which parts

Milisters here difficulty? likely to

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I am replying to your letter of 7th December while Denys recuperates in hospital from a malady, which has not been diagnosed, but which is being treated successfully as typhoid.

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There is no link between our legislation and that proposed for the U.K., but we felt that it might be helpful if we

I should could scan the U. K. proposals whilst considering ours. emphasise that far from having any desire to festina lente, the very opposite is our ambition.

I mentioned your letter briefly to H. E. and he instructed me to ask whether you could let us know what points of principle might cause Ministers concern, and also to reiterate what Denys said in his earlier letter, namely that we are trying to take our Bill to Executive Council early in the New Year certainly before April if at all possible.

Yours sincerely

Ficham weath

? File is with MTV Deau.

(G.R. Sneath)

Attorney General (Acting).

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