CONFIDENTIAL
010510 MDHIAN 2148
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1304
OF 26070OZ APRIL 89
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
19
Ako 243/23
YOUR TELNOS 371 AND 372 : OUR TELNO 1302: COAST HOPPING: MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN
THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 3389 VBP ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE MONTHLY FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
114
356
842
APRIL (UP TO 26TH) 2077
2. ON COAST HOPPING DETAILS, PLEASE SEE THIRD TUR.
3. GUO FENGMIN IS CURRENTLY VISITING HONG KONG AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A COPY OF THE TEXT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE HMA PEKING HANDS OVER THE MESSAGE. WE THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE TO PRIVIDE A COPY TO NCNA. IF YOU ARE CONTENT WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR PEKING'S ADVICE ON TIMEING.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
102
ΜΑΙΝ
96
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
NEWS
LIMITED
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
PAGE
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
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