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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 523 AND 527 : DALAI LAMA : CHINESE DEMARCHE.
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1 IN THE EVENT I TOOK ACTION AS INSTRUCTED IN FIRST TUR ON 10 MAY WHEN ZHAO JIHUA (DIRECTOR, HKMAO, MFA) CALLED ON ME ON OTHER MATTERS.
2. ZHAO REITERATED THAT A VISIT TO HONG KONG BY THE DALAI LAMA WOULD BE REGARDED AS A POLITICAL ACTION BY CHINA. BRITAIN WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE SIDE HOPED THAT BRITAIN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DALAI LAMA TO VISIT HONG KONG. I REFERRED TO THE FORMAL RESPONSE WE HAD JUST GIVEN AND ZHAO MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT.
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