12-FEB-1993 11:39
POLITICAL ADVISOR OFFICE
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PA
DEA
PAO(C) 1/3371/86
PAO(C) 1/4731/49
Mr. Tsim Tai Hing
Aged 36
HK ID Card No. H384195 (4)
HK Resident Since 1981
I called in Chen Guoping of NCNA today and again
raised the case of Tsim Tai Hing. I handed a copy of the attached speaking note to Chen. I said Tsim's wife seemed to have lost communication with her husband since early 1992. She had recently written in to request our assistance in identifying the whereabouts of her husband. She would also
like to know whether her husband has been charged.
If not,
then he should be brought to fair trial as soon as possible.
2.
Chen said that NCNA, like us, have not been informed of further details since January 1992. He agreed to transmit
the case at once to the Hainan authorities. If Tsim is still being detained without trial, he would ask for an explanation. Chen explained to me that the legal limit for detaining a person without trial cannot be easily breached. Any exceptional circumstances should be reported to and endorsed by the Provincial People's Congress.
3.
I thanked Chen for his positive response.
CC:
J. Woodrow Esq., HKD, FCO
Pank
(Edmond Lau) APA(S) 12.2.93
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