MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989
NCNA DIRECTOR INVITED TO CALL ON GOVERNOR * * * *
THE DIRECTOR OF THE
то CALL
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, INVITED HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY, MR XU JIATUN, ON HIM TODAY (MONDAY).
то EMPHASISE
THE GOVERNOR TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY CONCERN FELT BY HONG KONG PEOPLE AT RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA.
THE
DEEF
CHINESE AUTHORITIES HE ALSO ASKED FOR THE CO-OPERATION OF THE IN ENSURING THE SAFETY OF HONG KONG PEOPLE AT PRESENT IN PEKING.
SPECIAL FLIGHT TO COLLECT HK PEOPLE FROM PEKING
BOEING 737
STUDENTS,
то HONG
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS CHARTERED A DRAGONAIR
FLIGHT ΤΟ PEKING TO COLLECT AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A SPECIAL JOURNALISTS AND OTHER HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO RETURN
KONG.
THE AIRCRAFT
LEFT
AIRPORT TAK KAI
AT
THIS 3.45
(MONDAY)
AFTERNOON AND IS PLANNED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG LATE THIS EVENING.
IN PEKING IS WITH BRITISH THE RECENT
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE BRITISH EMBASSY
CLOSE CONTACT TO THE CLOCK
KEEP IN WORKING ROUND NATIONALS AND PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG STRANDED IN PEKING BY EVENTS.
THOSE THEM OF
PEOPLE THEY THE SPECIAL
THE EMBASSY HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED MOST OF
AND HAVE INFORMED HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION
EVACUATION FLIGHT,
ASSISTANCE
WHERE POSSIBLE THE EMBASSY HAVE OFFERED ARRANGEMENTS TO ENABLE TILEM TO LEAVE PEKING IF THEY WISH.
CURRENTLY ABOUT 70 HONG KONG RESIDENTS ARE GATHERED AIRPORT. ALL OF THESE SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED ON CAN SEAT 125.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN SOME PARTS TOO DANGEROUS TO GO OUT.
IN MAKING
AT PEKING THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH
OF PEKING IT REMAINED
TO STAY PUT. "THE EMBASSY ARE ADVISING PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS
AND THEM
WILL' MAKE WITH CONTACT ARE
IN KEEPING
CLOSE ARRANGEMENTS TO HELP THEM MOVE AS SOON AS THIS IS POSSIBLE.
THEY
PEOPLE CURRENTLY VISITING ANY ENQUIRIES CONCERNING HONG KONG
HOT-LINE WHICH WILL PEKING MAY BE MADE THROUGH A 24-HOUR GOVERNMENT BE OPEN FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 5-8691313.
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