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FCO TELNO 1493: PARKING OFFENCES BY CHINESE EMBASSY
1. AS YOU KNOW, HERVEY CALLED IN THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON
22 DECEMBER FOR A REVIEW OF THE POSITION ON PARKING OFFENCES.
DESPITE HERSEY'S REMINDER THE CHINESE EMBASSY HAVE STILL NOT
PAID OFF THE FINES INCURRED BY CAR 135 D 158 (PARAGRAPH 4 OF TUR). WE ALSO NOW KNOW THAT THEY INCURRED 199 FINES IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 1986 AND WERE FOURTH WORST MISSION FOR PARKING OFFENCES. CAR 135 D 158 INCURRED 13 FINES DURING THE SAME
PERIOD. THIS CONTINUING POOR RECORD IS CONTRARY TO THE HOPE
EXPRESSED IN FCO TELNO 868. EVEN IF WE ACCEPTED (WHICH WE DO
NOT) THE CHINESE EMBASSY'S APPARENT BELIEF THAT FINES INCURRED
NEAR THE MISSION ARE ACCEPTABLE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT ABOUT
HALF OF ALL THEIR UNPAID FINES WERE INCURRED AWAY FROM THE
MISSION.
2.
ALTHOUGH WE SHALL NOT KNOW UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE JANUARY
FIGURES LATER THIS MONTH WHETHER HERVEY'S REPRESENTATIONS HAVE HAD ANY INFLUENCE ON THE EMBASSY'S PARKING HABITS, WE SUSPECT
THAT THE CHINESE STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND
OUR PARKING POLICY OR MORE IMPORTANT REALIZE THAT WE INTEND TO ENFORCE IT. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, NO OTHER LARGE MISSION HAS
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