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4. A FIFTIL PERSON, CHAN KWOK-KEE, WHO WAS IN THE GROUP CF 119 BUT

WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT KAI TAK AFTER APPLICATION FOR A

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, HAVING TAKEN LEGAL ADVICE, DECIDED THAT SINCE THE BALANCE OF

PROBABILITY LAY IN FAVOUR OF HIS BEING ENTITLED TO CLAIM HONG KONG

BIRTH, HE SHOULD NOT BE REPATRIATED.

5. SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSUL GENERAL HAS BEEN INFORMED ABOUT CHAN. HE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED NEED TO RESPECT HONG KONG LAW.

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DEFENCE DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

GIPD

NEWS DEPT

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PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS TO MR ENNALS

PS TO POS

MR WILFORD

MR MALE

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