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Hong Kong/China Border Talks
On 29 September two Chinese Constables from
Hong Kong inadvertently crossed the Hong Kong/China
frontier on a motor cycle while off duty: they were
seized by the Chinese and were not allowed to return
to British territory. This frontier incident was
followed by others which culminated on 14 October in
2.
the abduction into Chinese territory of
Senior Inspector Knight of the Hong Kong Police.
Representations were made by Her Majesty's
Government on 15 October, both through the Chinese
Charge d'Affaires in London and through the British
Charge d'Affaires in Peking. These eventually resulted
in the holding of local talks between negotiators sent
by the Hong Kong authorities and Chinese border
officials from the frontier post of Shum Chun.
A total of ten meetings was held with the
Chinese border authorities. The first of these meetings
took place on 1 November and the last on 25 November.
On the whole the atmosphere throughout the talks was
friendly Our main object during the discussions was
to secure the safe return of the missing Hong Kong
police personnel, together with their equipment;
3.
to seek some sort of dialogue with the Chinese border
authorities with a view to lowering tension in the
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/border