CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA TELNO 4
OF 23080OZ MARCH 90
AND TO IMMEDIATE FCO
ико
34011
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
27 MAR 1990
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
17
1126)
130
115242 MDHIAN 2566
YOUR TELNO 274 AND 278 TO HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG
KONG
·
1 PARA 5 OF YOUR TELNO 274, SECOND SENTENCE: THE AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL HAS INFORMED THE POLITICAL ADVISER THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DO NOT GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO PUBLICISE POSSIBILITIES OF PLAYING THE RULES UNDER THEIR EXISTING
LEGISLATION, BUT THEY DO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS WHICH WOULD ELICIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION.
(126)
2. PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 278: WE HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE FORM OF
WORDS PROPOSED FOR USE IN PARLIAMENT OR WITH THE MEDIA.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
60
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
NNNN
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