CONFIDENTIAL
HKC020/2
RECEIVED IN 'STRY
27 FEB 1990
DESK OFFICEGISTRY IND:
Action Taken
TELNO 429
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
OF 23173OZ FEBRUARY 90
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
4
177371
MDHOAN 3831
2
PEKING TELNO 284 AND YOUR TELNO 672: FURTHER CHINESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG
WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE REPORT IN PEKING TUR AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
1.
2.
WE AGREE THAT PIGOTT SHOULD REVERT TO MME HE ON THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH 6 OF YOUR TUR (BUT IN LINE 8 OF 6(B) WE SHOULD PREFER TO AVOID THE CHINESE TERMINOLOGY AND REFER INSTEAD TO QUOTE HONG KONG AND BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES UNQUOTE).
3. WE WONDER WHETHER PIGOTT MIGHT MAKE A FURTHER POINT ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
4.
HURD
HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ABOUT THE DRAFT BASIC LAW AS ON ANY OTHER SUBJECT. WE WOULD DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO THE FACT THAT MANY HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY, FOR EXAMPLE THE OMELCO STATEMENT OF 16 FEBRUARY (YOUR TELNO 597).
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS.
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