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MKB 020/14
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MDHOAN 2998
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 11230OZ PEKING
TELNO 572
OF 11220OZ JUNE 89
конверий
AND TO PRIORITY SHANGHAI, HONG K
BTC HONG KONG
MY TELNO 570 (NOT TO ALL): DETENTION OF CHINESE STUDENT
1.
FOLLOWING IS LINE BEING TAKEN BY NEWS DEPARTMENT IN ANSWERING ANY PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT
BEGINS:
LINE TO TAKE
CAN CONFIRM THAT A HONG KONG STUDENT HAS BEEN DETAINED AT
SHANGHAI AIRPORT.
NAME:
AGE: 19
(MANDARIN)
(CANTONESE)
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WE HAVE MADE ENQUIRIES:
A) AT THE AIRPORT WHEN HE WAS DETAINED, BY MEMBER OF CG STAFF B) BY BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN PEKING
C) BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE (POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE) TO NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY OFFICE IN HONG KONG.
NATIONALITY?
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KNOW HE IS A HONG KONG RESIDENT. NATIONALITY A COMPLICATED QUESTION, IN TOUCH WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS. (IF PRESSED: EXPECT THAT CHINESE AUTHORITIES WILL CONSIDER HIM TO BE CHINESE, AS THEY DO ALL ETHNIC CHINESE RESIDENT IN HONG KONG.)
WHAT DOCUMENT WAS HE TRAVELLING ON?
HONG KONG QUOTE DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES UNQUOTE AND CHINESE TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR OVERSEAS CHINESE.
ELIGIBLE FOR BRITISH PASSPORT?
NOT NECESSARILY (SEE ABOVE).
CAN YOU CONFIRM CHINESE RADIO REPORTS HE WAS LEADER OF STUDENT
MOVEMENT?
UNDERSTAND HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY MADE HIMSELF KNOWN TO CG.
WHY WAS HE ACCOMPANIED TO AIRPORT BY CG STAFF?
CAME TO CG THIS MORNING BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE
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