布政司署
香港下亞厘畢道
** OUR REF.: SCR 6/2091/55 IX
BY BAG
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD HONG KONG
30th December 1977
* YOUR REF.: L/M 1/32/220
Dear
Jimis
Thank you for letting me know of your coming interview with John Roper, M.P. I have asked F.C.O. to copy to you our recent correspondence on the subject of repatriation of illegal immigrants from China. (My telno. 1260 of 15 December 1977 refers.) I hope you will find
them useful.
We are, of course, following scrupulously the ground rules agreed with the F.C.0. in 1974 as a condition for returning illegals. These did not include access to a We lawyer (though we know this is the procedure in U.K.). have not been asked by the F.C.O. for our views on the suggestion that lawyers should be present and I hope this means that it is not being pursued by John Stewart. Certainly the suggestion was greeted with some surprise here by the Press.
Individual illegals have petitioned to remain and their case is considered before any final decision is taken to return them. There have also been one or two cases of habeas corpus and, of course, these too are dealt with before the illegal is returned. pay particular attention to each case. you informed of further developments but our policy is to continue to operate this scheme according to the rules. It is very much in Hong Kong's interest that this should
be so.
We do therefore We will now keep
If you need further information, please let me know and I shall arrange to send it to you as soon as possible.
Yours
wir
(L. M. Davies)
Secretary for Security
D. C. Bray, Esq.,.C.V.O., C.M.G., J.P.
Commissionér
Hong Kong Government Office
6 Grafton Street
London W1X 3LB
U.K.
c.c. D. of I. (Ref. IMM CR 269 Pt. 4)
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