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THE STANDARD'S EDITORIAL TODAY SUPPORTED THE MPS' INITIATIVE IN CALLING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IN MORE VRS, BUT BELIEVED IT WOULD NOT MEET WITH UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT. ON THE CLOSED CAMP POLICY, WHICH IT DESCRIBED AS AN UNHAPPY EXPERIMENT, IT SAID THE SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURING A GENERATION OF STIR-CRAZY ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO COULD REMEMBER NO LIFE NOT BOUNDED BY A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE BLAME FOR THE PRESENT SITUATION RESTED WITH VIETNAM, THEN BRITAIN AND ONLY THIRDLY ON HK.
HADDON-CAVE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP/HD PUŞD
PARLY UNIT
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
MVD
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
HONG KONG GOUT. OFFICE
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