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FOR: N J COX ESQ, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO
AND TO: D WARREN ESQ, FED, FCO FROM: PA HADLEY, OTTAWA
VISIT OF DIRECTOR FOR NORTH ASIA RELATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (DEA)
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THE DEA'S DIRECTOR (HEAD OF DEPARTMENT) FOR NORTH ASIA RELATIONS, DON WATERFALL, WILL BE ATTENDING THE MAY DITCHLEY CONFERENCE ON CHINA, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN.
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WATERFALL WILL ALSO BE IN LONDON FOR A FEW DAYS AND IS KEEN TO DISCUSS HONG KONG AND, SEPARATELY, TAIWAN. I UNDERSTAND THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION MAY ALREADY HAVE BROACHED THIS WITH
DEPARTMENTS. THE CANADIANS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY RETICENT ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF PUBLICISING FLEXIBILITIES IN THEIR IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION (IAN STRACHAN, HONG KONG'S LETTER TO YOU OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1991 REFERS) BUT WITH GOOD REASON. THE DEA'S HONG KONG
DESK OFFICER, SHIG UYEYAMA, WAS CATEGORICAL THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS AS CANADA'S POLICY HAD TO BE SEEN TO BE
APPLIED EQUALLY WORLD-WIDE AND A GLOBAL PUBLICATION WOULD SWAMP
THE CANADIANS WITH REQUESTS HONG KONG TOTALS JUST 15% OF TOTAL IMMIGRATION. BUT THIS APART, THE CANADIANS HAVE BEEN KEEN TO HELP OUT WITH CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE. THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO CONSIDER ANY (OTHER) IDEAS. IN OUR VIEW, IT WOULD BE MOST USEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEE WATERFALL.
TAIWAN
3. THE CANADIANS SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING UP THEIR SLEEVES AT
PRESENT ON TAIWAN. UYEYAMA (WHO ALSO COVERS TAIWAN) IS PRESENTLY VISITING HONG KONG AND, I BELIEVE, TAIWAN. HE IS USUALLY A MOST FORTHCOMING CONTACT (PLEASE PROTECT) BUT WAS UNUSUALLY RETICENT WITH ME ON THE LATTER. I SHALL PUMP HIM FURTHER ON HIS RETURN
HERE NEXT WEEK.
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