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TO IMMEDIATE F C O (DESKBY 1112977) TELNO 935 OF 11 TMVEMBER, INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
YOUR TELNO 893 TO HONG KONG. PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS:
MR HOOLEY.
1. THE FOLLOWING ARE MY COMMENTS ON THE THREE QUESTIONS ON WHICH MY VIEWS ARE INVITED.
QUESTION 1: SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS, I ASSUME THE ANSWER TO 1(A) IS NONE. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RETURNED TO
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CHINA ARE NOT POLITICAL DEPORTEES.
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QUESTION 2: WE DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF U.N. DOCUMENT
A/AC/109/396. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT REFERS TO THE STATEMENT ON CHINA'S POSITION OVER HONG KONG AND MACAU CONTAINED IN HUANG HUA'S LETTER OF 10 MARCH 1972 TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF 24, I RECOMMEND THAT WE SAY ONLY THAT THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AFFECT H.M.G.'S VIEW OF THE STATUS OF HONG KONG WHICH IS WELL KNOWN. I HOPE WE CAN AVOID ANY FORMAL RESTATEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION.
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THE ANSWERS TO QUESTION 10 WILL BE FACTUAL, BUT THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS APPLY AS TO QUESTION 2.
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