TNAG-1143-FCO40-1423-Hong-Kong-and-the-Falkland-Islands-crisis-1982 — Page 122

LOOSE MINUTE

1694/82

PS/Minister (AF)

Copies to:

Sec/CFS

NLC

DGST(N)/ADST74

Head of CM (P&S)

Mr Williamson - FCO

DCPR

5.6

Hierz

02012

2504

No

CGE

29/6. Pas 29/6

PQ 5131C SIR ANTHONY ROYLE

HONG KONG CHINESE

As I mentioned to you on the telephone the list of dead in this PQ should include:

1.

Ng Po

Chan Chi Shing

Age

55

42

118

2. They were employed as laundrymen on ATLANTIC CONVEYOR but were official Chinese (as opposed to the laundrymen on SHEFFIELD and COVENTRY). It is undesirable to list them as laundrymen which usually implies unofficial status.

3. You said that it was probably too late to correct the draft answer and that you would use the 'pursuant to' procedure. I suggest the following:

"Pursuant to

the following Hong Kong Chinese embarked with the Task Force are also missing presumed dead

Age

Ng Po

55

Chan Chi Shing

42 "

23 June 1982

дела

J-E WHITE

Head of CFS Coord (N) MB 8113 2628 MB