TNAG-1868-FCO40-2656-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Taiwan-1989 — Page 64

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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A Richards Esq

British Postal Consultancy Service

The Post Office Headquarters

52 Grosvenor Gardens

LONDON

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Your reference

Our reference

Date

24 May 1989

Dear Alan,

CONSULTANCY WORK IN TAIWAN

1. Thank you for your letter of 3 May.

2.

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You suggested that it might be helpful if BPCS/made its contractual arrangements with the Taiwan Post Office from its Hong Kong address. Unfortunately, from the information you have provided, I cannot give a simple answer.

3.

If BPCS (Hong Kong) remains a division of the Post Office, then the difficulties mentioned in my letter of 14 April remain namely, that the Post Office is a public authority. If BPCS is a division of the Office of the Post-Master General, Hong Kong (as suggested by its address) then, again, there would be little advantage in using the Hong Kong address because the Post-Master General is a member of the Hong Kong Government. If, however, BPCS (Hong Kong) is a wholly separate legal entity divorced from public authorities or public officials in Hong Kong, your idea may be a useful one.

4.

If you wish to pursue this option, perhaps you could find out exactly what BPCS' status in Hong Kong is. I will then be able to advise you formally on whether there would be anything to gain from this approach.

Regards,

lanches tall

Caroline H Hall (Ms)

Far Eastern Department, FCO

cc: Mr Rankin o/r

Ms Elliot, HKD Mr McCleary (f/i)

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