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A Richards Esq
British Postal Consultancy Service
The Post Office Headquarters
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Date
24 May 1989
Dear Alan,
CONSULTANCY WORK IN TAIWAN
1. Thank you for your letter of 3 May.
2.
HKB 020/1
You suggested that it might be helpful if BPCS/made its contractual arrangements with the Taiwan Post Office from its Hong Kong address. Unfortunately, from the information you have provided, I cannot give a simple answer.
3.
If BPCS (Hong Kong) remains a division of the Post Office, then the difficulties mentioned in my letter of 14 April remain namely, that the Post Office is a public authority. If BPCS is a division of the Office of the Post-Master General, Hong Kong (as suggested by its address) then, again, there would be little advantage in using the Hong Kong address because the Post-Master General is a member of the Hong Kong Government. If, however, BPCS (Hong Kong) is a wholly separate legal entity divorced from public authorities or public officials in Hong Kong, your idea may be a useful one.
4.
If you wish to pursue this option, perhaps you could find out exactly what BPCS' status in Hong Kong is. I will then be able to advise you formally on whether there would be anything to gain from this approach.
Regards,
lanches tall
Caroline H Hall (Ms)
Far Eastern Department, FCO
cc: Mr Rankin o/r
Ms Elliot, HKD Mr McCleary (f/i)
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