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Reference.

1. Re

your query

ал

para

q; I think that the

word "consequential" was intended, It means that there amendments are technical areo

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a consequence

arly, which have to be made of the changes of substance already

12. Fagree with

13.

described

appear

to have

concern that HIT your over- confident hopes of being able to defend some

the sections not amended,

all concern

seem

to

theas where the amendments de not

go

far

My comments above

in meeting the

BOR, I have not examined the

enough

requirements of the

Where of the Immigration Ordinance; it is of course passible that other unacceptable pressions "not mentioned in the Exco memorandum have been

reveroched)

The changes which have been proposed all look

like sensible and

if

they

and I

are not made

agree with Hle that

·Successful BoRchallenges

likely. Though the changes

are

are

ares

relatively minor. I would

are

substance, they

doubt that they

would

Cause

f

major operational

difficulties. They fall into the following

categories!

i). Repeal of poivers to detain Vietnamese refugees:

apparently

These power

are / no

Tager used

any way

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