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APPEAR IN THE LAW TO BE ALLOWED LESS SECURITY OF

RESIDENCE THAT

SOME BRITISH SUBJECTS. ACCORDINGLY, I AM SEEKING SUITABLE

WORDING FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD EXTEND THE PROTECTION AFFORDED

BY CLAUSE 19 TO PERSONS IN THIS POSITION WHO HAVE BEEN ORDINARILY

RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS, WITH THE

RESERVATION THAT SUCH PERSONS MAY STILL BE DEPORTED AT ANY TIME

FOR THE REASONS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2(A) OF YOUR TELEGRAM

NO. 639. I ASSUME YOU WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION.

6. UNLESS I HEAR TO THE CONTRARY EARLY, I SHALL NOW PROCEED WITH

THE BILL AS PROPOSED ABOVE.

FCO PASS COPY HK GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TRENCH

FILES

HKD

DTGD

F EAST D

MIG & VISA D

N & T D

SIR L MONSON

MR WILFORD MR D A SCOTT

COPY TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

54 PALL MALL SW1.

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