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Mr Youde

PS/Mr Blaker

FORMER MP'S LETTER: MR JAMES JOHNSON

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28 FEB 1974

HKK 14/3

Mr Johnson wrote to the Secretary of State on 21 January

asking for comments on a letter he had received from Mrs Elsie

Elliott about "injustices suffered by poor people in Hong Kong",

with particular reference to the case of Mr Lui Sung. Mrs Elliott

also sent a copy of the same letter direct to Mr Blaker.

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We asked Hong Kong for the background to this case and for

C (2) their comments. Hong Kong telegram no. 34 Saving gives this

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information.

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The substance of the

I attach a draft reply to Mr Johnson.

report from Hong Kong, which is lengthy, is attached as an annex to

the letter. The department's legal adviser agrees.

As agreed with Mr Davies, I will write to the Colonial

Secretary asking him to reply to Mrs Elliott, on behalf of Mr Blaker,

to the copy which she sent direct to the Minister.

14 February 1974

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A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.

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