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MY SECOND IPT: YAN ZHUNXIONG, PAP ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT: LETTER FROM LORD GORONWY ROBERTS TO LORD BETHELL.

BEGINS

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO APPLY THE POLICY OF REPATRIATHING HILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS HUMANELY AS POSSIBLE. HN DESCRIBING THIS POLICY TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON 18 DECEMBER 1974, DAVID ENNALS SAD THAT ALL CASES ARE CONSIDERED ON AN *INDIVIDUAL BASHS BEFORE ANY ACTION TO RETURN HS TAKEN. FULL

ACCOUNT H'S TAKEN OF ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR CASES OF

GENUINE HARDSHIP''. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN THIS CONTEXT WOULD

CERTAINLY INCLUDE THE CASES OF PEOPLE WHO WERE REFUGEES FROM

POLITICAL PERSECUTION, AS # MADE CLEAR IN REPLY TO A QUESTION

BY LORD SEGAL ON 4 FEBURARY 1975 IN WHICH HE REFERRED TO THE

INFLUX OF POLITICAL REFUGEES FROM COMMUNIST CHINA TO HONG KONG''

IN MY REPLY REPEATED DAVID ENNAL'S ASSURANCE THAT ALL CASES

ARE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY ON THEIR MERITS AND STRESSED THAT WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT REPATRIATED IF THERE ARE REASONS

TO BELIEVE THAT TO DO SO WOULD CAUSE UNDUE HARDSHIP FOR ANY

REASON INCLUDING THE KIND OF REASON THAT MY NOBLE FRIEND HAS

RAISED''.

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SIR W HARD ING MR WILSON

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