GRS 150
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 157
OF 141015Z JANUARY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
CONFIDENTIA
HKK
04011
OLVED IN REGISTRY
14 JAN 1937
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken,
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OUR TELNO 117: KOWLOON WALLED CITY
DIST
1. THE SURVEY BEGAN TODAY AS PLANNED AT 10.00 A.M. AND IS NOW (6.00 P.M.) ALMOST COMPLETE. THE OPERATION HAS GONE VERY SMOOTHLY. THE RESIDENTS AND KAIFONG LEADERS HAVE GENERALLY WELCOMED THE NEWS. MOST HAD HEARD OUR ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE CHINESE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TEAMS MOVED IN. NO INCIDENTS HAVE YET BEEN REPORTED, NOR ANY ARRESTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
2. PRESS INTEREST HAS BEEN INTENSE AND GENERALLY POSITIVE. AT A PRESS BRIEFING THIS AFTERNOON DIS WAS GRILLED HARD ON THE QUESTION OF SOVEREIGNTY AND WHETHER HONG KONG LAW APPLIED TO THE WALLED CITY. HE STUCK RIGIDLY TO OUR DEFENSIVE MATERIAL. RTHK NEVERTHELESS REPORTED ON THE CHINESE RADIO NEWS THAT AS FROM TODAY HONG KONG LAW WILL APPLY IN THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY'', NCNA (LI RUOHE) TOOK THIS TO MEAN THAT A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN HAD MADE SUCH A STATEMENT AND TELEPHONED PEIRCE TO SEEK CLARIFICATION. PEIRCE MADE IT PLAIN THAT NO GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN HAD SAID ANY SUCH THING. THIS HAS BEEN THE ONLY BLOT ON TODAY'S WORK.
3. WE SHALL REPORT MORE FULLY TOMORROW.
AKERS-JONES
YYYY
HMLNAN 7205
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HU/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR KENTON
MR GILLMORE
MR WILSON
CONFIDENTIAL
COPILS TO:
MR FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVISERS
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