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INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA, WASHINGTON, TOKYO, CANBERRA, PARIS, BONN INFO IMMEDIATE THE HAGUE, BRUSSELS, STOCKHOLM, OSLO, COPENHAGEN INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREPIG HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 2334: CONFERENCE OF CHINESE STUDENT FEDERATIONS.
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1. UP TO 16 JULY A TOTAL OF 15 STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS HAVE BEEN REFUSED ENTRY TO HONG KONG FOR THE CONFERENCE OF CHINESE STUDENT FEDERATIONS. 2 OTHERS VOLUNTARILY TURNED ROUND BEFORE BEING REFUSED ENTRY 7 OF THE 15 HAVE NOW LEFT HONG KONG. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON 8 STILL REMAIN AT THE AIRPORT - 2 FROM FRANCE, 1 EACH FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UK, DENMARK, USA AND GERMANY. THE 8 ARE REPRESENTED BY LAWYERS WHO HAVE SAID THAT THEY MAY APPLY FOR HABEAS CORPUS AND/OR A JUDICIAL REVIEW. OUR LEGAL ADVICE IS THAT THEY STAND VERY LITTLE CHANCE, IF ANY, OF SUCCESS ON EITHER COUNT.
2. THERE HAVE BEEN PREDICTABLE PROTESTS FROM SOME LOCAL STUDENTS. THEY ARE THIS AFTERNOON HOLDING A TELEPHONIC VERSION OF THE CONFERENCE WITH STUDENTS IN TAIWAN, AND WITH THOSE DETAINED IN THE RESTRICTED AREA AT KAI TAK. (IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PREVENT TELEPHONE CALLS TO AND FROM THE LATTER). THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TALK OF TRYING TO CONVENE A MORE NORMAL VERSION OF THE CONFERENCE
IN TAIWAN IN EARLY AUGUST.
3. THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS FROM THE
A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TODAY, WHEN THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK MY CAR AS I ARRIVED FOR EXCO, WILL HOWEVER NO DOUBT ATTRACT A GOOD DEAL OF MEDIA ATTENTION. SO TOO WILL ACTIVITIES LATER IN THE DAY AT THE AIRPORT.
4. THE STUDENTS HAVE ASKED THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY FOR AN EXPLANATION OF OUR ACTION. A REPLY HAS BEEN SENT BY LETTER TODAY. THE THREE OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS READ AS FOLLOWS:
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I REGRET THAT I AM NOT PREPARED TO ENTER INTO A DISCUSSION OF
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