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LEUNG PAK-KIN
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Department HK & IOD
Mr Rushford
Legal Advisor
Mrs Denza Legal Advisor
Mr Hervey FED
M & VD
SEAD
1. We have now received from Amnesty, not
representations, but a copy of the report to Amnesty
by a Lawyer in Hong Kong (which Mr Harris rather nawely
naifly asked me not to show to anyone else). His
earlier letter of 2 January has not been received,
but he tells me it was only a promise to send further
details.
2. It is apparent that Leung is not a deserter, as
Amnesty at first alleged. But the danger to him in
Vietnam is certainly great enough, particularly given
the arbitrary nature of decisions by the Vietnamese
Government, to make it risky to continue to insist on
sending him back there. Having been warned by
Amnesty both HMG and the Hong Kong Government would
be likely to face criticism in Parliament. The
recent cases of Miss Sultana and of the Chilian
students increase this likelihood.
13. There are obviously problems for Hong Kong in
reversing this decision. But the Governors most
recent telegram (Hong Kong No 23) does not rule this
out.
I think we need an interrogative telegram to
Hong Kong. I submit a draft agreed by FED, SEAD and
M & VD and the Legal Advisers.
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