Fall, told the press here today that, he has endeavoured "with out avail" to secure information regarding what the Hongkong Government wishes Australia Fegard to evacuees from the Crown Colony.
'Australia is "most anxious _{0 help" the Hongkong authorities, Mr. all declared, but nothing def.ite has reached Australia concerning' the desires of the colony's. leaders. The first group of Hongkong evacuees, who arrived in Sydney earlier this week, "came of their own accord without any word from China of their departure," the Minister of the Interior seid. The Government, he declared, on hearing of their position, made arrangements for their reception.
Mr. Fall said that if there were white British subjects in Hongkong, with Eurasian wives who had to be evacuated, the Australian Government. would not object to their fenterirg the Commonwealth, with, the stipulation that they would be permitted to stay only during the period of evacuation—United Press.
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