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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 010215Z FCO
TELNO 1520
OF 010144Z NOVEMBER 92
AND TO DESKBY 010215Z HONG KONG
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RELEASE OF HONG KONG JOURNALIST DETAINED IN CHINA
1. AT 010030Z EMBASSY SECURITY OFFICER WAS INFORMED BY HONG KONG MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE THAT THE HONG KONG JOURNALIST DETAINED IN CHINA, LEUNG WAI MAN HAD BEEN RELEASED AND WAS BEING PUT ON AN EARLY FLIGHT TO HONG KONG.
2. WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ENQUIRIES FROM THE PRESS. UNTIL LEUNG'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG IS CONFIRMED WE SHALL LIMIT COMMENT TO CONFIRMING THE SUBSTANCE OF THE HKMAO MESSAGE.
(FCO RESIDENT CLERK)
3. PLEASE INFORM RICKETTS, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AND NEWS DEPARTMENT DUTY OFFICER OF RELEASE.
CHONG KONG)
PLEASE CONFIRM LEUNG'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.
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:HKD 015/1
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DISTRIBUTION
110
- 4 NOV 199.
MAIN
110
HKD
PS/BARONESS CHALKER
FED
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
CONSULAR D
EASD/ODA//MR MOSSELMANS
ECD (E)
PS/MR GOODLAD PS/PUS
MR LANKESTER MR APPLEYARD CHIEF CLERK
SIR J COLES MR AINSCOW
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