CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL
Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH
L M Davies Esq CMG OBE Secretary for Security Government Secretariat HONG KONG
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Date
HKK 243/1
16 September 1982
HKK 2431
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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It has come to our notice, by an indirect route, that work is being done in Hong Kong on a draft operational order entitled 'Opposed Towing of Craft'. I know that this is sort of hypothetical situation that it is sensible to make preparations for, but I would be grateful for an assurance that you are not actually considering introducing any such policy now, and that you would consult us at a very early stage should this ever be considered. In addition to the legal implications, I am sure you can imagine the sort of political issues that any proposals on these lines would raise.
You
Dick
RD Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
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