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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 25150OZ FCO
TELNO 2848
OF 25110OZ AUGUST 89 INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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HKD 400/6.
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057547
MDHIAN 3332
Ente ope.
NC 12/9
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YOUR TELNO 1761: HARASSMENT OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN IN SHANGHAI
CHU ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AT 251000Z. HE HAD EARLIER SPOKEN TO THE PSB. THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY ACCEPTED THAT DUE TO THE LOOSE MANAGE- MENT STRUCTURE OF DOW HE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF HIS STAFF. THEY QUESTIONED HIM CLOSELY ABOUT HIS HABIT OF INVITING STAFF AND BUSINESS CONTACTS TO HIS FLAT TO WATCH VIDEOS BUT SEEMED TO ACCEPT THIS. HOWEVER, THEY WARNED HIM NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN INTERNAL POLITICAS. DOW WILL BE CONSIDERING WHETHER CHU AND LEUNG SHOULD RETURN TO SHANGHAI.
2. MAK OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE HAS JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO JIANGSU. HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE HIGH LEVEL OF THE PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS WHO ATTENDED THE BANQUET FOR HIM (WHICH WAS SHOWN ON JIANGSU TV). IT WOULD SEEM FROM THIS THAT DOW'S DIFFICULTIES DO NOT EXTEND BEYOND SHANGHAI.
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