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(i) "The Hong Kong Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the People's Republic of China";
(ii) "The Hong Kong Office of the Consular Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's
Republic of China".
The Governor wishes to inform the NCNA that the first of these
would be acceptable (Hong Kong telegram No 1083).
5.
We questioned whether we would be compromising our position
on official representation by allowing the Chinese to establish
an office subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and how
local opinion would react to an office with such a title (FCO tele-
gram No 616 to Hong Kong). The replies in Hong Kong telegram
No 1098 and Peking telegram No 694 are reassuring.
6.
Our approach on the leases issue is an additional reason
for giving an early and positive response.
3 August 1979
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FED
RJT McLaren
Hong Kong and General Department
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