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FILE REFERENCE NIL DATED 9 AUGUST 1983

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N J COX ESQ., ED, FCO

XU JIATUN'S VISIT TO KOWLOON CITY

11868-MKK04012 (182)

1. HONG KONG TEL NO 1668 OF 8 AUGUST REPORTED THE ATTENTION GIVEN

IN THE HONG KONG PRESS TO XU'S VISIT TO THE WALLED

CITY OF KOWLOON ON SUNDAY 7 AUGUST. YOU MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT THE EVENT WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE PRESS HERE.

PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 8 AUGUST CARRIED A SHORT REPORT ON PAGE 4, UNDER A FAIRLY PROMINENT HEADLINE. THE REPORT COVERED ALL THE POINTS MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF TEL NO 1168:

XU'S INTEREST

IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE WALLED CITY: HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE ELECTED ADMINISTRATION: HIS CONCERN ABOUT INCONVENIENCES'' OF LIFE IN THE WALLED CITY: AND HIS ASSERTION THAT THOSE WHO AGREED WITH REUNIFICATION THE MOTHERLAND WERE PATRIOTS.

OF

2. TODAY'S CHINA DAILY REPORTED THE EVENT IN SIMILAR TERMS AND ALSO CARRIED A LARGE FRONT PAGE PICTURE OF A RELAXED XU STROLLING THROUGH WHAT ARE DESCRIBED AS STREETS OF KOWLOON CITY.