1. I TOOK ACTION THIS MORNING WITH CHEN QIDAO (CONSULAR DEPARTMENT, MFA). CHEN MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
(A) IDENTITY CARDS. HE NOTED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN OUR POSITION
AND REHEARSED THE ARGUMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 2(A) OF MY TELELETTER OF
25 JUNE TO GALSWORTHY (HKD). HE NOTED THAT AMENDMENT TO HONG KONG
LEGISLATION WOULD BE REQUIRED IF SPECIAL ID CARDS WERE TO BE ISSUED
BUT DOUBTED THAT THIS WOULD BE A COMPLEX UNDERTAKING. HE WAS
UNIMPRESSED BY THE ARGUMENTS IN THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH
2(11) OF BOYD'S (HONG KONG) TELELETTER OF 12 JULY TO GALSWORTH (HKD),
(B) VEHICLE LICENCE PLATES. HE NOTED CAREFULLY THAT THERE WAS
NOTHING TO STOP THE VISA OFFICE ATTACHING STICKERS TO THEIR VEHICLES
TO IDENDIFY TO WHOM THEY BELONGED. HE ASKED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICE WITH VEHICLE LICENCE PLATES AND STICKERS/
IDENTIFICATION PLATES TO WHICH I RESPONDED FACTUALLY.
(C) CONSULAR LIST. HE NOTED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN OUR POSITION.
HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE VISA OFFICE WAS NOT A CONSULATE, IT
WAS A RESIDENT ORGANISATION SENT BY THE MFA FOLLOWING CONSULTATION
WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES. IF WE WERE PREPARED TO INCLUDE
THE NAMES OF THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HE COULD NOT SEE
WHY WE OBJECTED TO LISTING ALL VISA OFFICE STAFF WITH DIPLOMATIC
PASSPORTS. HE ARGUED THAT THIS. COULD NOT BE TOO DIFFICULT FOR US.
IN CONCLUSION HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER THE
CHINESE REQUESTS AGAIN WITH A VIEW TO RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS HE
HAD EXPLAINED TO US. I UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. I ADDED THAT I WAS
SURE THAT BOTH SIDES WISHED TO SOLVE ANY PRACTICAL PROBLEMS THAT
MIGHT AREISE, BUT IN DOING SO EACH SIDE MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
CONSIDERATIONS FACING THE OTHER. | THEREFORE HOPED THAT THE
CHINESE SIDE WOULD STUDY CAREFULLY THE REMARKS I HAD MADE IN
RESPONSE TO CHEN'S EARLIER APPROACH. CHEN CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD
DO SO.
2. I DID NOT UNDERTAKE TO RESPOND TO CHEN AND SUGGEST THAT WE
TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION UNLESS THE CHINESE REVERT.
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GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE CHINESE ON THE LINES
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