CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 1798342 FEBRUARY 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 147 OF 17 FEBRUARY
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MIPT MS VERTUCCI
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TEXT OF LETTERS FROM VERTUCCI AND OUR WRITTEN REPLIES
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1ST LETTER
"'RE: GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL RULING ON 9 FEBRUARY 1982: CHRISTINE VERTUCCI, J D
DEAR SIR PHILIP:
WHEN THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL RULED ON 9 FEBRUARY 1982 TO UPHOLD THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S DECISION NOT TO EXTEND MY EMPLOYMENT VISA, THEY NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REASON. IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU, OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, WOULD PROVIDE ME IN WRITING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THIS WEEK WITH THE (NEXT TWO WORDS UNDERLINED) SPECIFIC REASON(S) UPON WHICH THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL AND THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BASED THEIR DECISION TO DENY
ME CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG AND TO CAUSE ME TO
LEAVE THE TERRITORY SO ABRUPTLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND AND SPEEDY ATTENTION TO THIS
REQUEST.
YOURS TRULY,
(SIGNED)
CHRISTINE VERTUCCI, JD
ANSWER TO 1ST LETTER:-
''I REFER TO YOUR LETTER DATED 14 FEBRUARY 1982.
IT IS NOT THE PRACTICE OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO GIVE REASONS FOR DECISIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 53 (4) OF THE
IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE OR FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO GIVE REASONS FOR REFUSING TO GRANT AN EXTENSION OF STAY.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES YOUR REQUEST CANNOT BE
ENTERTAINED'',
2ND LETTER:-
''RE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL RULING ON 9 FEBRUARY 1982:
CHRISTINE VERTUCCI, JD
DEAR SIR PHILIP:
SINCE THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS
RECENTLY ACTED ON MY CASE REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S
REFUSAL TO EXTEND MY EMPLOYMENT VISA, IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU, OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, WOULD
PROVIDE ME WITH SPECIFIC ANSWERS IN WRITING AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE THIS WEEK TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
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