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FM HONG KONG
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TO IMMEDIATE ATTC TAIPEI
TELNO 1
OF 261027Z JANUARY 93
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, BTC HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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BTC HONG KONG, PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO ATTC TAIPEI.
YOUR TELNO 9: POSSIBLE VISIT TO TAIWAN BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE.
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THERE HAVE BEEN FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE QUESTION OF A VISIT TO TAIWAN BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE. TSANG HAS RECENTLY BEEN APPROACHED IN GENEVA BY THE CHINESE WITH A WARNING THAT HE SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE EVEN IN THE APEC FIELD TRIP. THE CHINESE SAID THAT IF HE DID, IT WOULD FURTHER AFFECT RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE MAINLAND.
2. WE ARE NOT INCLINED TO SUCCUMB TO THIS BLACKMAIL. IF WE DID, THE CHINESE WOULD BE ALL TOO LIKELY TO TELL US IN FUTURE WHICH APEC ACTIVITIES IN TAIWAN WE COULD PARTICIPATE IN AND WHICH WE COULD NOT. WE ARE SEEKING THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS. HE IS AWAY THIS WEEK AND WE WILL NOT THEREFORE BE IN A POSITION TO INFORM YOU AND THE FCO OF HIS DECISION BEFORE 1 OR 2 FEBRUARY.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, PLEASE DO NOT/NOT SPEAK TO K.S.SHEU ON 29 JANUARY.
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4. WE ARE REPLYING SEPARATELY ON THE TAIWANESE CULTURAL CENTRE.
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27 JAN 1993
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