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5. IN THE BACKGROUND BRIEF YOU WILL NO DOUBT MENTION THAT ALL THE VISA OFFICE STAFF HAVE NOW RETURNED TO CHINA. I SUGGEST YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE THE POINT THAT IN RETROSPECT THIS APPEARED TO BE AN ATTEMPT BY THE MFA TO STAKE OUT A POSITION IN HONG KONG VIS A VIS NCNA WHOSE 1ST DIRECTOR REPORTS ON MAJOR ISSUES TO THE HONG KONG MACAU GROUP UNDER THE COUNCIL OF STATE IN PEKING NOT TO THE MFA. IT HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN HUANG HUA AND THE 1ST DIRECTOR ARE DISTINCTLY COOL.

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