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4. FINALLY, THE PA POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE

TO ACT UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS CONFERRED BY THE IMMIGRATIO

ORDINANCE IN THE CASE OF A CRIME COVERED BY THE CHINESE

EXTRADITION ORDINANCE. HE HANDED OVER A LIST OF THESE CRIMES

AND A SPEAKING NOTE (TEXT BY BAG, ARRIVING PEKING ON SUNDAY).

5. NCNA SAID THEY WERE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT ACTION WAS BEING

TAKEN. THEY HOPED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT

RETURNING

SUCH ACTION WAS IMPORTANT AS A DETERRENT. THE

TREND OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP IF

ORGANISERS THOUGHT THEY COULD ESCAPE FREELY TO HONG KONG AND BE

IMMUNE FROM CHINESE LAW.

MACLEHOSE

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