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MDADAN 6860
015/1
ADVANCE COPY
M. Punte
UNCLASSIFIED
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1526
OF 020915Z NOVEMBER 92
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
DETAINED EXPRESS JOURNALIST, LEUNG WAIMAN: PRESS COVERAGE OF HER
EXPULSION
1.
PEOPLE'S DAILY (1 NOVEMBER) AND CHINA DAILY (2 NOVEMBER) BOTH
CARRY DETAILED REPORTS OF LEUNG'S ALLEGED ACTIVITIES IN PEKING, INCLUDING BRIBING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE SECRET DOCUMENTS.
LEUNG HAD APPARENTLY MADE A FULL CONFESSION AND EXPRESSED A
WILLINGNESS TO REPENT. SHE WAS TO BE SPARED PUNISHMENT AS A
CRIMINAL BECAUSE OF HER GOOD ATTITUDE. THE ARTICLE SAID THAT THE
EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS HAD APOLOGISED AND PROMISED NOT TO CONDUCT
SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE FUTURE. COPIES OF BOTH ARTICLES FOLLOW BY
FAX TO FCO AND HONG KONG.
MCLAREN
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DISTRIBUTION
ADVANCE
FED//HD
HKD //HD
HKD 015/1
RECEIVED IN RE
4 NOV 1992
N N N N
OFFICES
INDE
NEWS D//HD x2