173777
MDLIAN 5759
LATER A
SSISTANT COMMANDER OF UNIT 116 OF SHEKOU BORDER SECURITY. CPV SPEEDBOAT CAME ALONGSIDE AND EXPLAINED THEY HAD ARRESTED THE CHINESE REGISTERED VESSEL AND INSISTED ON TAKING IT AWAY. IN THE END THEY BACKED DOWN AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS AND LEFT.
(RAISED WITH NCNA ON 1 MAY. NO REPLY SO FAR.)
1.5.90
A POLICE LAUNCH LOCATED A CHINESE REGISTERED VESSEL WITH FOUR UNIFORMED MEN ON BOARD, JUST EAST OF SUNSHINE ISLAND (CHAU KUNG DAO), 12 KMS INSIDE HONG KONG WATERS. THE UNIFORMED MEN ON BOARD WAVED THEIR WEAPONS AT THE POLICE LAUNCH WHEN THE POLICE LAUNCH SIGNALLED THEM TO STOP. AT THE SAME TIME A CPV SPEEDBOAT WITH FOUR UNIFORMED MEN WAS SEEN NEARBY. BOTH VESSELS LEFT HONG KONG WATERS WITHOUT STOPPING.
(RAISED WITH NCNA ON 18 MAY. NO REPLY SO FAR.)
ENDS
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
30
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NEWS
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
30
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
MISS SPENCER
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