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FOLLOWING FOR
COPIED TO
: KATE SYKES, BRITISH EMBASSY,
:
NFR
PEKING.
DATED 23 DECEMBER 1987.
: R. FLETCHER-COOKE ESQ., FED, FCO.
:
SARA DENT, RESEARCH DEPT., FCO.
:
R. BUNTEN ESQ., APA, HONG KONG.
1. CHINA DAILY REPORTED ON 22ND DECEMBER THAT ALL POST OFFICES IN PEKING STARTED TO ACCEPT AND DEAL WITH MAIL, TELEGRAMS AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND THE MAINLAND ON 21 DECEMBER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS SUCH COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE.
2. ALL MAIL WILL BE SENT VIA THE SAME AS TO HONG
KONG.
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AND POSTAL CHARGES WILL BE HONG KONG
OFFICES IN PEKING WILL DEAL WITH
AN TELEPHONE CALLS AND TELEGRAMS TO TAIWAN THROUGH THIRD PARTIES. OFFICIAL IN THE PEKING POSTAL SERVICE BUREAU IS REPORTED AS SAYING THAT TELEGRAM CHARGES WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE WITHIN THE MAINLAND, BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION COSTS.
3. ANOTHER EXAMPLE (IF ONE WERE NEEDED) OF THE GROWING USE OF HONG KONG AS A COMMUNICATIONS POST BETWEEN TAIWAN AND THE MAINLAND.
SIGNED
KATE SYKES.
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