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Mr Trevan, UND

Reference..

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ICRC PROPOSAL TO OPEN A REGIONAL DELEGATION IN HONG KONG

1.

enclose a

copy

of

a (just legible, I hope)

teleletter

request

to

on

HK D arranged some call

Mr Hum On

from David Moss in UKMIS Geneva to Mr Hum.

at

time

ago 10 December.

2.

(a)

•

ICRC's

for Mr

King

Moss' teleletter seems to raise two separate issues:

would we be happy to see an ICRC office in Hong Kong in principle? Plainly this will to

a

Hong Kong's reaction: activities that ICRC

depend extent the sort of from their

on

new

base.

that

we

we

can:

would

and

wish there

advantage

considerable

and

plan to But in principle to be helpful to ICRC

may conceivably

on

also

conduct

I

can

see

as

far

as

be

political

to

ICRC

in

of sovereignty

over

to Hong Kong in being helpful

the years preceding the Hong Kong to China.

(b)

on

3.

can

ICRC's

transfer

status I should be grateful for Protocol Dept's advice. My understanding is that Hong Kong and does extend consular-type privileges and immunities to certain international organisations (eg UNHCR) would

designating

the

the

legislation. The Governor this by S.2

of Diplomatic that this would be

under

local

I think do

organisation

Organisations

under and

I

assume

International Privileges Ordinance.

reasonably leave Hong Kong to decide

encouraging

them

to

be

matter a

that we should doubt (while no

As

to

of

our agreeing to

helpful).

alternatives, I am unsure what an "Accord de Siege"

is

the

what or one with ICRC?

implications are

your and

for Grateful

Mr Milburn's

points, by the end of this week if possible.

REGISTRY

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- 3 DEC 1986

JEK

Action Taken

3 December 1986

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16/12

Mr Milburn, Protocol Dept

PA

comments

on these

Alutr.

CE Leeks

Hong Kong Department WH 312

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