TNAG-1623-FCO40-2237-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1987 — Page 243

GRS 100

CONFIDENT MAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELNO 107

OF 25114OZ JUNE 87

INFO ROUTINE FCO, ODA

CONFIDENTIAL

127

де

Минионо

PEKING TELNO 89: FCO TELNO 1704: FOREST FIRES: HONG KONG RELIEF AID TO CHINA.

WE ARE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THE HONG KONG CONSIGNMENTS IS STILL BEING HELD UP. THIS MAY HAVE REPERCUSSIONS IF THE NEWS BECOMES PUBLIC. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF PEKING WILL SPEAK TO THE MFA TO TRY AND SPEED UP RELEASE OF THESE ITEMS.

2. ARE YOU AWARE OF CONSIGNMENTS FROM ANY OTHERS SOURCES THAT ARE

SIMILARLY BEING HELD UP?

WILSON

YYYY

HMLNAN 4804

Limited

FED

HKD.

mm.GiLLMORE. AW. MC CAREN

COPIES TO

DISASTER UNIT, ODA

CONFIDENTIAL