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FM HONG KONG 2403552 FEB 82

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 186 OF 24 FEBRUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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MYTELNO 1821 PQS: VERTUCCI.

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OF LAST SENTENCE

**WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE POST OF ASSISTANT EDITOR AND CO- DIRECTOR OF THE ASIA MONITOR MIGHT MAKE HER ABLE TO SUGGEST SHE IS A JOURNALIST. IN ANY CASE, EVEN APPLYING THE SPIRIT OF THE HELSINKI AGREEMENT, DOES NOT CONFER ON A JOURNALIST THE RIGHT OF PERMANENT STAY IN HONG KONG''.

MACLEHOSE

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