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MDHIAN 6710
DECEMBER.
ON 10 DECEMBER LAU CHIN SHEK WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION, AND WE HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO AGREE TO AN EXTENSION OF STAY. WU'ER KAIXI EVENTUALLY DEPARTED HONG KONG FOR TAIPEI ON 13 DECEMBER.
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COMMENT.
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WHILST THE VISIT ATTRACTED SCANT PUBLICITY AND NO CHINESE PROTESTS, WE REMAIN CONCERNED THAT WU'ER CAN RETURN FOLLOWING HIS SOJOURN IN TAIPEI ON THE STRENGTH OF THE REMAINING TRANSIT JOURNEY IN HIS VISA. WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED HIM TO HAVE EXHAUSTED HIS VISA IN RETURNING FROM A VISIT TO MACAU. BUT WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHINESE PROTEST, PARTICULARLY AS WU'ER MAY RETURN AFTER HIS TRIP TO TAIPEI. IF THE CHINESE DID ACCUSE US OF TURNING HONG KONG INTO A BASE FOR SUBVERSION, WE SHALL SAY THAT WU'ER IS ONLY IN TRANSIT AND HAS NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES HERE AGAINST THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
NEWS D
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
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CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON
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