CONFIDENTIAL
FM BTC HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 311
OF 17072OZ JULY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB020 114
169
126611
MDHIAN 3424
Estor PA
PEKING TELNO 1351 TO FCO : CABLE AND WIRELESS INTEREST IN ASIASAT
1.
WE HAVE THE IMPRESSION HERE THAN COMPANIES IN HONG KONG (BOTH
LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE) WITH IMPORTANT INTERESTS IN CHINA ARE NOW
MOVING INCREASINGLY QUICKLY TO RE-ESTABLISH THEIR LINKS THERE. CAN
EXMPLE IS GLAXO WHO AFTER MOVING ALL OF THEIR STAFF RAPIDLY OUT
OF CHINA LAST MONTH NOW HAVE THEM BACK ON THE GROUND: THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PRINTRAK DE LA RUE IS VISITING PEKING THIS WEEK TO RESMUE CONTRACT TALKS SUSPENDED AFTER 4 JUNE: THESE ARE ONLY EXAMPLES. MANY OF THE EXPATRIATES BASED HERE HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT
OF CHINA IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO OR PLAN TO DO SO VERY SHORTLY). COMMERCIAL IMPERATIVES ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD HERE, AND A WISH BY CABLE AND WIRELESS NOT TO PASS UP SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROJECT WHICH PREDATES
4 JUNE IS IN MY JUDGEMENT NOT LIKELY TO ATTRACT THE SORT OF PUBLICITY HERE THAT WOULD BE SERIOUSLY DAMAGING, NOR IS IT LIKELY TO BE SEEN TO BE BREAKING NEW GROUND.
NONETHELESS CABLE AND WIRELESS WILL BE AWAKE TO THE NEED TO AVOID DRAWING ATTENTION UNNECESSARILY TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT. I COULD HAVE A QUIET WORD WITH THEM HERE ABOUT THIS IF YOU SEE VALUE IN IT.
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