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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 845
OF 021205Z AUGUST 91
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MDLOAN 9472
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG RESIDENTS DETAINED IN CHINA
1. WE ARE AWARE OF FOUR HONG KONG RESIDENTS IMPRISONED IN CHINA BECAUSE OF DISSIDENT ACTIVITIES (DETAILS IN HONG KONG TELNO
860).
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GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU SEE SCOPE FOR ENCOURAGING THE CHINESE TO RELEASE THESE PRISONERS AS A HUMANITARIAN GESTURE
BEFORE THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT.
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WE ARE FAXING TO YOU AND HONG KONG A COPY OF A LETTER FROM MRS KATHERINE ZHANG, REPORTING THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LUO HAIXING'S IMPRISONMENT IMPROVED MARKEDLY AFTER THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REPRESENTATIONS IN APRIL AND THAT HIS BROTHER, MICHAEL LUO, WAS RECENTLY ABLE TO VISIT HIM (SEE ALSO HONG KONG TELNO 1923)
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