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€ 8 MAY 1990
CONFIDENTIAL
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 899
OF 02093OZ MAY 90
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PARIS
8
YOUR TELNOS 965 AND 1412 GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY
1. A PQ ASKING WHAT RECENT DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN RESPECT TO HONG KONG HAS BEEN TABLED FOR ORAL ANSWER ON 9 MAY AND IS LIKELY TO BE REACHED. SINCE THE GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY MAY BE ATTRACTING CONSIDERABLE MEDIA ATTENTION AROUND THAT TIME. WE NEED TO PREPARE A SUPPLEMENTARY IN ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
QUOTE: WILL THE GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER HONG KONG WATERS TO REFUEL OR TO TAKE ON ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES QUERY. UNQUOTE
2.
WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS DRAWING ON THE PRESS LINE IN
FIRST TUR
QUOTE: NO APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE SHIP TO DOCK IN HONG KONG. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY MADE CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE SHIP BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG WATERS. (IF AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED) THE SHIP WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER HONG KONG WATERS TO ALLOW THE SHIP TO ENTER WOULD RUN COUNTER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF NOT ALLOWING HONG KONG TO BE USED BY OUTSIDERS AS A POLITICAL
BATTLEGROUND.
3.
UNQUOTE.
GRATEUL TO KNOW DESKBY 03U9UOZ WHETHER YOU ARE CONTENT WITH
THIS REPLY
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