TNAG-1242-FCO40-1555-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 128

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J. Roilo S Golez

Director atriate

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Asian-Pacific Postal Union

Post Office Building

Manila

Philippines 2801

January 1983

I was pleased to receive the letter dated 11 November

from your Assistant Director Mr Ruben O Ruiz conveying the

good news that the Executive Council of the Asian-Pacific

Postal Union formally decided at its meeting in Seoul in

October to invite Brunei to its next meeting in Port

Morsely, Papua, New Guinea in September this year. This is

a msot satisfactory outcome for Brunei and I greatly value

what you have done in smoothing the way for discussion of

this subject. I have of course passed on this information

to Mr Pengiran Jaludin, Postmaster of Brunei.

We are sorry that the Executive Council was unable to come

to the same decision about the Hong Kong Postal

Administration's request to participate in meetings of your

Union in the role of observer.

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However, it was encouraging

to learn that the consensus of the Council's meeting was

not against their attendance in principle.

With this in mind I should be glad of any influence you can

bring to bear to help resolve the present impasse. As I

understand it, the procedural regulations of the Union

provide that Hong Kong can only attend as observer under the

auspices of a member of the Universal Postal Union.

We are

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