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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.i.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
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