TNAG-1871-FCO40-2659-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1989 — Page 109

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FM PEKING

TO TELELETTER HONG KONG

TELELETTER 020/393/1

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C.O. PIGOTT, PEKING

020/393/1 OF 12 JANUARY 1989

FOLLOWING FOR R.J.F. HOARE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONG KONG COPIED TO:

C.O.

HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, F CO R. COOPER, F E D, F CO

ARBITRATION AND PRC ORGANISATIONS.

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PLEASE REFER TO CORRESPONDENCE, RESTING WITH CHRISTOPHER HUM'S TELELETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF 23 DECEMBER, AUTHORISING US TO APPROACH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ABOUT THE QUESTION OF ARBITRATION AND PRC ORGANISATIONS.

2. I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A CALL ON 12 JANUARY ON SHI JICHENG, COUNSELLOR IN THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MFA, OF RAISING THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY MR. DE NUL AND OF EXPLAINING OUR INTEREST IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE. SHI LISTENED ATTENTIVELY AND TOOK CAREFUL NOTE. HE DID NOT FEEL ABLE TO OFFER ANY IMMEDIATE COMMENT BUT UNDERTOOK TO STUDY THE POINTS I HAD MADE CAREFULLY AND TO REFER THEM TO LEGAL ADVISERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED AFTER WHICH HE HOPED HE WOULD BE ABLE TO LET ME HAVE A CONSIDERED RESPONSE.

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I WILL LET SHI CHEW ON THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER WHICH, IF HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE INITIATIVE IN GETTING BACK TO ME, I WILL ASK HIM AGAIN FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES

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I AM COPYING THIS TELELETTER TO C.O. HUM, HK D, F C O AND TO R. COOPER, FE D, F CO.

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