TNAG-1375-FCO40-1822-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 117

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4 JUNE 1985

FOR: R P MARGOLIS ESQ, DPA, HONG KONG

COPIED TO W G EHRMAN ESQ, HKD, FCO

VISIT BY HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MFA OFFICIALS

1. MANY THANKS FOR THE VISA AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN HONG KONG TEL NO 672 (NOT TO FCO). I SPOKE THIS MORNING TO LI CHUANSHENG.. HE TOLD ME THAT THE GROUP FROM THE HKMO OF THE MFA (COMPRISING DEPUTY DIRECTOR WANG JIAJI, JLG MEMBER YE SHOUZENG AND LI) WOULD BE TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING. HE EXPECTED THE GROUP TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG FOR A WEEK TO 10 DAYS. I INFERRED FROM WHAT LI SAID THAT THE NCNA WOULD BE LOOKING AFTER THE GROUP THOUGH LI REFUSED TO GO BEYOND CONFIRMING THAT COLLEAGUES IN HONG KONG WOULD BE ARRANGING THEIR VISIT WHICH WAS FOR INTERNAL CONSULTATIONS'. HE KNEW OF NO PLANS TO CALL ON THE PA'S OFFICE.

2. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRY AND ENGINEER WITH THE NCNA A NEETING WITH THE HKMO GROUP. IT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR YOU AND SOME OF THOS EINVOLVED WITH FUTURE RELATED WORK IN THE GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH TO BE ABLE TO PUT A FACE TO THE NAMES WHICH SO OFTEN CROP UP IN OUR TELEGRAMS. A MEETING MIGHT ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR TO BALANCE THE NCNA'S PERSPECTIVE OF EVENTS AND PERHAPS TO ELICIT SOME DETAILS OF PRECISELY WHAT WANG AND HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN UP TO IN HONG KONG.

D G BLUNT

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