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MR RENTON (COFT);

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24 MAY 1989

Therefore the Act,

in this instance, does make it

very clearly relevant to the individual and it could not be interpreted as referring to the general situation

prevailing in Hong Kong.

You may argue that the situation in Hong Kong should be part of a background, but certainly according to the Act it is the special circumstances of the applicant's case that have to be considered by the Home Secretary when he makes the decision as to whether this application for

registration should succeed or not.

MR TEMPLE-MORRIS:

We could have a semantic argument but I do not think

it would profit us really.

CHAIRMAN:

Could I just, Minister, ask you one further

question, and I want to confine this to one question, on a rather narrower category still for certain Crown Servants where Ministerial statements have been made talking of

certain assurances and this Committee recognises the sensitivity of these assurances and the sensitive nature of what is being said by Kinisters and we fully appreciate

that.