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TELEGRAM NUMBER 127 OF 12 FEBRUARY
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MY TELNO 113: MS CHISTINE VERTUCCI
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MS VERTUCCI HAS EVADED ATTEMPTS BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO
TELEPHONE HER.
2. SHE AND HER SUPPORTERS HAVE HOWEVER MADE IT KNOWN THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE BY THE 19 FEBRUARY.
IN CASES SUCH AS THIS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS TO AWAIT THE EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE TAKING FURTHER ACTION. WE DO NOT THINK IT ADVISABLE TO DEPART FROM THIS IN THE PRESENT CASE.
3. HER SUPPORTERS ARE CONSIDERING WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE SHOULD BE
AND WHETHER THIS SHOULD TAKE THE FORM OF SOME FORM OF APPEAL IN
LONDON.
4. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED FACTUALLY IN VERY LOW KEY WTH SOME NEUTRAL EDITORIAL COMMENT IN THE CHINESE PRESS. THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME COVERAGE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS AND IN THE MEDIA REFLECTING MOSTLY THE STATEMENTS OF SYMPATHETIC PRESSURE GROUPS. THERE WILL BE SOME TV INTEREST IN CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES NEXT WEEK.
5. IT REMAINS OUR INTENTION TO TRY TO SECURE MS VERTUCCI'S DEPARTURE VOLUNTARILY. ALTHOUGH WE SHALL HAVE TO CONSIDER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD ONLY GIVE AN EXTENSION OF STAY TO ALLOW HER TO CLEAR UP HIR AFFAIRS ON THE BASIS OF STRONG REASONS.
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