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- 9 APR 1990
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1089
OF 29113OZ MARCH 90
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
Belian Tramun
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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for 3673
YOUR TELNO 275 AND PEKING TELNO 483: BASIC LAW : ART 24(4)
1. WE ALSO THINK THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF ART. 24(4) BEING AMENDED ALONG OUR SUGGESTED LINES. HOWEVER, WE WOULD NOT/NOT WISH TO GIVE THE CHINESE THE IMPRESSION THAT WE REGARD THE DISCUSSIONS AT THE JANUARY LEGAL EXPERTS MEETING ON THIS ISSUE AS CONCLUSIVE. WHAT WE DID ON THAT OCCASION WAS TO REGISTER OUR CONCERN ON THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE JD OF THE ADDED REQUIREMENT OF HAVING ENTERED HONG KONG WITH VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
2. WE THEREFORE SEE ADVANTAGE IN PEKING REVERTING TO THE MFA ON THE CONCERN WE REGISTERED AT THE JANUARY MEETING, REITERATED AT OUR DISCUSSION WITH ZHENG WEIRONG IN HONG KONG ON 2 MARCH COUR TELNO 794).
3 GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.
WILSON
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