CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 672
HKC020/2
RECEIVED IN/REGISTRY
/ FEB 1990
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REGISTR Action Taken
OF 22110OZ FEBRUARY 9
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 284: FURTHER CHINESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUBVERSIVE
ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG
1. THE CHINESE HAVE NOT APPROACHED US LOCALLY ABOUT THE 16 FEBRUARY RALLY IN PROTEST AGAINST THE DRAFT BASIC LAW. FACTUALLY THEY ARE WRONG TO STATE THAT IT WAS AN UNAPPROVED DEMONSTRATION. A LICENCE HAD BEEN GRANTED FOR THE PROCESSION AND IT WAS THUS LEGAL
IT WAS CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER.
2. NCNA DID APPROACH THE POLITICAL ADVISER ON 15 FEBRUARY ABOUT PLANNED ACTIVITIES OF THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE. JI SHAOXIANG REFERRED TO A REPORT IN MING BAO NEWSPAPER WHICH DESCRIBED PLANS OF THE ALLIANCE TO ORGANISE SEVEN ACTIVITIES IN COMMEMORATION OF 4 JUNE. MING BAO STATES THAT THESE WILL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION ON 5 APRIL, A SEMINAR ON THE CHINESE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IN VICTORIA PARK ON 4 MAY, A BICYCLE DEMONSTRATION IN KOWLOON ON 20 MAY, AN EXHIBITION IN VICTORIA PARK FROM 26-28 MAY, AN ARTS PERFORMANCE IN VICTORIA PARK ON THE EVENING OF 28 MAY, A MOURNING RALLY ON 2 JUNE, AND A FURTHER GATHERING IN VICTORIA PARK ON 4 JUNE. JI SAID THAT THESE ACTIVITIES POSED A VERY BAD INFLUENCE TO SOCIETY AND THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THEM. HE CONSIDERED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT COULD DO A LOT TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION IF IT EXERTED ITS INFLUENCE, AND ASKED THAT MEASURES BE TAKEN TO CHECK SUCH ACTIVITIES.
3. EHRMAN MADE NO REFERENCE TO OPEN QUOTES A CHANCE OCCURRENCE CLOSE QUOTES. INDEED HE COULD HARDLY HAVE DONE SO SINCE NONE OF THESE PLANS, IF INDEED THEY EXIST, HAVE YET MATERIALISED. HE STATED, AS DID PIGGOT, THAT EVERYONE IN HONG KONG IS EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW AND THAT NO GROUP HAS ANY MORE TOLERANCE THAN THE LAW ALLOWS. DECISIONS ON THESE PROPOSALS, IF THEY WERE PURSUED, WOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. AS NCNA KNEW HONG KONG PEOPLE
HAD THE RIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
JI ACCEPTED THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE HAD THE RIGHT TO HOLD DEMONSTRATIONS. BUT THOSE PLANNED WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE
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