TNAG-1917-FCO40-2721-Interdiction-of-Vietnamese-refugees-at-sea-1989 — Page 44

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 570 OF 23 JULY

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YOUR TELNO 797 : PQS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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1. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT YOUR SUGGESTED ANSWER TO QUESTION D SINCE MATTER OF AMENDMENT REFERRED TO IN LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 2 WHAT WE ARE ADVISED OF FCO TELNO 488 HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED.

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IS NEEDED IS FOR THE COURTS IN HONG KONG TO BE EMPOWERED TO REVIEW THE MERITS OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO CONFINE A REFUGEE IN A CLOSED CAMP. PRESENT HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT. WE HAVE THEREFORE SUBMITTED REPLY: 'THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TOOK ACCOUNT OF THE RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS WHEN PREPARING THEIR PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN THIS FIELD. CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO WHETHER IT MAY BE DESIRABLE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT FOR CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE'. DESKBY 260800Z IS ABSOLUTE DEADLINE SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY STRONG OBJECTIONS TO ABOVE WORDING.

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