4. Mr Goodlad was able to tell Dr C H Leong (who has been
in the lead on this issue in OMELCO) of the Home Secretary's
decision when he called today. Dr Leong was very pleased,
and agreed that at first sight the criteria should deal with
the great majority of cases. He understood why it had not
been possible for the Home Secretary to give a blanket undertaking.
5. Mr Goodlad proposes to make public the Home Secretary's
decision when he is in Hong Kong next week. Dr Leong said
that it would be particularly important to make an early start on implementation, and I have included this point in
the draft reply.
6.
I believe that this represents a satisfactory outcome, and
that we should confirm agreement to the Home Secretary
quickly.
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