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FM FCO
RECEIV
STRY
AUG 1993
PXC
PA
REGISTRY Action k
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG A
TELNO 764
OF 18161OZ AUGUST 98
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1345 AND PEKING TELNO 1127:
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HAN DONGFANG.
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE UPDATE IN TUR. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL MR BE ABLE TO LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
IF YOU AND GOODLAD WILL BE SEEING AMBASSADOR MA ON 23 AUGUST. PEKING AGREE WE INTEND TO RECOMMEND THAT HE SHOULD EXPRESS CONCERN IN GENERAL TERMS ABOUT HAN.
2.
SECOND TUR ASKS HOW HAN ENTERED HONG KONG. WE HAVE WONDERED WHETHER HE DID SO WITHOUT A VISA UNDER THE RELAXATION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINLAND TRANSITS DESCRIBED IN HONG KONG TELNO 919 (NOT TO ALL). IF SO, AND GIVEN THAT NCNA WELCOMED THIS RELAXATION, IT MIGHT ADD A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE ON THEM IF YOU WERE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS RELAXATION ASSUMED THAT THE PRC WOULD ACCEPT BACK ALL OF ITS NATIONALS AS IT IS REQUIRED TO DO UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.
(FOR WASHINGTON) WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY EDITORIAL COMMENT IN THE US MEDIA ON THIS CASE AND IF SO WHETHER HKG OR HMG ARE RECEIVING ANY CRITICISM FOR OUR HANDLING OF IT.
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