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FM FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
HHED 10013
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 809
OF 101915Z AUGUST 89
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, BTC HONG KONG
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MDHOAN 1594
HKD 400/6.
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YOUR TELNOS 1473, 1477 AND 1496, SHANGHAI TELNO 57 AND HONG KONG TELNOS 2626 AND 2680: HARRASSMENT OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN IN
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YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT MINISTERS HAVE TAKEN A CLOSE INTEREST IN THIS CASE AND HAD CONSIDERED WHETHER A HIGH LEVEL APPROACH TO THE MFA IN PEKING, COORDINATED WITH THE AMERICANS, WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. WE ADVISED THAT SUCH AN APPROACH WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE. THE INFORMATION IN SHANGHAI TELNO 59
CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS RIGHT
2. IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR TELNO 1496, WE ARE CONTENT THAT YOU SHOULD NOT INTERVENE AT THIS POINT. BUT MINISTERS HAVE ASKED TO BE KEPT CLOSELY IN TOUCH WITH DEVELOPMENTS YOU WILL IN ANY CASE WISH TO CONSIDER TAKING A SUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE POINTS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG SUGGESTED IN YOUR TELNO 1473.
3. PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 1496: WE AGREE.
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