TNAG-1004-FCO40-1248-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1981 — Page 23

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FM FCO 1709442 JULY 31

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 602 OF 17 JULY.

YOUR TELNO 675 OF 16 JULY:

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

COPIES OF EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN MR MARKS AND MR RIDLEY

BEING SENT BY TELELETTER.

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2.

AS YOU WILL SEE, MR RIDLEY'S REPLY WAS A RE-ITERATION OF THE LONG-STANDING POLICY OF HMG IN RELATION TO DEPENDENT TERRI- TORIES GENERALLY. IT DID NOT IMPLY ANY CHANGE OF POLICY IN

RELATION TO ANY PARTICULAR TERRITORY.

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HO'S POSITION IN RELATION TO HONG KONG REMAINS AS STATED BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY IN LEGCO ON 6 NOVEMBER 1975 AND YOU MAY SO REPLY TO ANY ENQUIRIES.

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MR DONALD

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