TNAG-0030-FCO40-66-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 17

1.

CYPHER/CAT +A+.

RESTRICTED

IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

523

TELEGRAM NUMBER 528

26 APRIL 1968.

RESTRICTED

Hi

ADDRESSED CO TELNO 528 OF 26TH APRIL REI PEKING.

522

YOUR TELEGRAM 721 : GREY.

WE APOLOGISE FOR INADVERTENT USE OF ''DETAINEES'' IN OUR TELEGRAM

522. WE SHOULD OF COURSE HAVE SAID ''PRISONERS''.

2. 13 JOURNALIST PRISONERS, INCLUDING 2 N CN A, ARE INCLUDED IN

520 THE LIST IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR TELEGRAM 520. THE FOLLOWING ARE

THE EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF RELEASE OF THE REMAINING 11

JOURNALIST PRISONERS IN STANLEY, PLUS 2 FEMALES IN LAICHIKOK

PRISON.

HUI WAN-CHING

9 OCTOBER 1968-9 JUNE 1969.

WONG CHAK

F WONG LING

WONG YAT-LOU

CHAN TSE-FUNG

SHUM KAT-LAM

LEE SIU-HUNG

NG TSOI-SHING

VU TA} CHON

POON WAI-VET

F CHAN YIM-KUEN

2 FEBRUARY 1971-3 OCTOBER 1972

12 SEPTEMBER 1969

12 SEPTEMBER 1960

12 SEPTEMBER 1959

J

4 JANUARY 1969

6 SEPTEMBER 1969

12 SEPTEMBER 1959

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12 SEPTEMBER 1970

12 SEPTEMBER 1970

12 SEPTENBER 1970

4 SEPTEMBER 1970

6 SEPTEMBER 1970

12 SEPTEMBER 1970

3 SEPTEMBER 1969 3 SEPTEMBER 1970

6 SEPTEMBER 1969 - 6 SEPTEMBER 1970

6 SEPTEMBER 1969 - 7 SEPTEMBER 1970

6 SEPTEMBER 1969 6 SEPTEMBER 1970

29 JULY 1969.

CHAK LUEN-FAI

CHENG FOOK-MING 28 DECEMBER 1968

FO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE PEKING 188.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPETITION TO PEKING REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL DECISION]. DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

ADVANCE COPIES SENT.

LALT

REF.

522

C.0.

H.K.D.

I. AND G.D.

NEWS DEPT.

S.A.D.

F.0.

F.E. AND F.D. F.E.D.

CONSULAR DEFT. NEWS DEPT. DEF NCE DEPT.

P.U.S.D. I.R.D.

RECEIVED IN pouver No. 63

26 APR1968

HWA 2/2

RESTRICTED

A

KE.