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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 515 OF 14 JULY

1. FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR MERLYN REES IS FOR WRITTEN

REPLY ON 19 JULY:

BEGINS. TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT DISCUSSIONS HE HAS HAD

WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG CONCERNING THE NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS

IN THAT COLONY WHICH RESTRICT THE FREEDOM OF ENTRY OF CITIZENS OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES. ENDS.

2. WE ASSUME THAT THIS CONCERNS DRAFT IMMIGRATION BILL CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 29 JUNE (ON WHICH SEE M.1.F.T.) AND RELATES

MORE SPECIFICALLY TO CLAUSE 57 OF THAT BILL.

3. IN THE LIGHT OF COMMENTS IN M.I.F.T. WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND

REPLY ALONG FOLLOWING LINES:

BEGINS. I ASSUME THAT THE HON MEMBER IS REFERRING TO THE TERMS OF AN IMMIGRATION BILL WHICH WAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BUT WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN ENACTED. I AM IN CORRESPON-

DENCE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON THIS SUBJECT. ENDS.

4. GRATEFUL TO LEARN BY 0900 HOURS GMT, 16 JULY WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH PROPOSED REPLY. GRATEFUL ALSO TO LEARN YOUR PRECISE INTENTIONS IN RELATION TO SUB-CLAUSES (1) AND (2) OF CLAUSE 57 IN THEIR APPLICATION TO CITIZENS OF THE UK AND COLONIES.

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