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MASERU TELNO MISC 30: LESOTHO PASSPORTS COMMISSION
HONG KONG
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1. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE LOCAL INTEREST IN THE PASSPORTS SCANDAL, WE HAVE SO FAR NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE AND WOULD PREFER TO CONTINUE TO DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM IT. THREE IMMIGRATION CASES ARISING FROM THE SCANDAL ARE UNDER JUDICIAL REVIEW AND, IN VIEW OF THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, WE MUST TREAD CAREFULLY.
2. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT WISH TO DISCOURAGE THE COMMISSION OR TO BE DISCOURTEOUS. ACCORDINGLY, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE THE MISSION AND BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH, IN PRACTICAL TERMS, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO OFFER MUCH HELP.
3. DO YOU FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS APPROACH?
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Said that I did not forsee problems.
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