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10/12 Ply 14/1

HONG

KONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICE

125

6

GRAFTON STREET

LONDON WIX 3 L R

CONFIDENTIAL

3 December, 1981

Scar Patrik

Illegal Immigration

Pregnant Wives

We spoke. I attach a copy of the GSC paper as agreed. It was accompanied by the following note from Bim :-

"

At the GSC this morning it was decided that we must maintain our deterrent policy and therefore as a general rule return the mothers. As explained in paragraph 4(2) it is up to the mother and father to decide whether the child should stay in Hong Kong or not. So far all the cases with which we have dealt up to and including case 11 have opted to allow the child to stay in Hong Kong with the father. In our publicity we shall of course be making the point that the father and child can of course visit the mothers in China."

Your was, Armid

(David Ford)

Patrick Williamson, Esq.

Hong Kong & General Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street,

SW1A 2AH.

Enc.

TELEPHONE: 01-499 9821

CABLES: HONGAID LONDONWI