TNAG-1879-FCO40-2670-Student-demonstrations-and-internal-political-situation-in-C-1989 — Page 160

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1941

OF 13103OZ JUNE 89

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

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CONSUL-GENERAL, SHANGHAI, TELEPHONED DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER THIS AFTERNOON TO REPORT HIS MEETING WITH THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF

THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. HE ASKED DPA TO RELAY THE GIST.

2. CONSUL-GENERAL AGREED WITH THE CHINESE THAT THE MEETING SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. HE WAS TOLD THAT YIU WAS IN DETENTION BUT THE

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU WERE STILL TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHERE. THE

REASONS GIVEN FOR YIU'S DETENTION WERE THE SAME AS THOSE GIVEN TO

DPA BY NCNA COUR TELNO 1919 TO FCO). IT HAS APPARENTLY NOT YET BEEN

DECIDED HOW THE CASE IS TO BE HANDLED. THIS MEANS WE MAY HAVE AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS NOW FOR HIS SWIFT RELEASE. ONCE THE CASE

DISAPPEARS INTO THE MAW OF THE CHINESE LEGAL SYSTEM IT MAY BE

IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLUENCE ITS DEVELOPMENT. THE CASE IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF LEE CHEUK YAN BECAUSE

''OFFENCES'' BEEN SPECIFIED.

HAVE

3. CONSUL-GENERAL WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR HIM

TO SEE YIU OR TO ATTEND A MEETING BETWEEN YIU AND HIS RELATIVES ALTHOUGH SUCH A MEETING WAS NOT ITSELF RULED OUT. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YIU'S FATHER AND BELIEVE HE HAS TELEPHONED SHANGHAI TO

SPEAK TO CONSUL-GENERAL AND HIS BROTHER (UNCLE OF THE DETAINED BOY)

WHO IS WITH CONSUL-GENERAL IN SHANGHAI.

4. C-G SHANGHAI SAID HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FO YOUR FURTHER INSTRUCTIO-

NS.

FORD

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