CONFIDENTIAL
HRD 24318
RECEIV
27 JUL 1988
INDO
113065
MDHIAN 8663
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1284
OF 27230OZ JULY 88
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE, MANILA, JAKARTA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, TOKYO, UKMIS GENEVA, INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK
(566)
HONG KONG TELNO 2843: BOAT PEOPLE:
TALKS IN HANOI.
IN
1. PARA 4 OF TUR: WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POSSIBLE
CHINESE SUSPICIONS OF OUR MOTIVES IN INVITING VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS
TO VISIT HONG KONG. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD BRIEF THEM
IN ADVANCE ON THE PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SUCH A VISIT.
THE LIGHT OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, HKG'S RECENTLY-INTRODUCED POLICY ON BOAT PEOPLE, WE WOULD NOT
EXPECT AN UNFAVOURABLE REACTION.
DONALD
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ΜΑΙΝ
48
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
ADDITIONAL
1
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
NUNN
DISTRIBUTION
49
PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
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