TNAG-1095-FCO40-1345-Visas-for-Chinese-nationals-visiting-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 88

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 274 OF 7 APRIL

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, TOKYO (FOR YOUDE)

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1. DURING A TALK WITH AMBASSADOR KE HUA IN SHANGHAI ON 5 APRIL

HE REVERTED TO THE QUESTION OF ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST

CHINESE TRANSITING HONG KONG ALREADY RAISED BY HUANG HUA ON 2 APRIL (MY TELEGRAM TO HONG KONG NO 25). HE ASKED ME TO UNDERSTAND

THE DEPTH OF CHINESE FEELINGS ON THIS SUBJECT AND USED THROUGHOUT

RATHER EMOTIVE LANGUAGE, AT ONE POINT SUGGESTING IT WOULD BE A PITY

IF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WERE ''FORCED TO ADOPT OTHER MEASURES''.

I ASKED HIM WHAT HE MEANT BY THIS, BUT HE ONLY REPEATED HIMSELF

AND SAID THIS WAS FOR THE FUTURE.

2. I SAID I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY MALTREATMENT OR DISCRIMINATION, APART FROM THE NECESSARY DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN GENUINE AND BOGUS

TRANSIT TRAVELLERS. BUT THE MATTER HAD BEEN RAISED BY HUANG HUA

AS WELL AS KE HIMSELF AND WOULD NATURALLY BE GIVEN OUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

3. WE MUST ASSUME KE HUA WAS ACTING ON INSTRUCTION. HIS AND HUANG

HUA'S REMARKS INDICATE A CONSIDERABLE HEAD OF STEAM, AS WELL AS SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, ON THIS TOPIC.

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