TNAG-1882-FCO40-2673-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-Chinese-complaints-con-1989 — Page 17

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FM HONG KONG

TO TELELETTER FCO

TELELETTER FILE REF NFR

OF 281405Z NOVEMBER 89

AND TO TELELETTER PEKING

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S E BRADLEY, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER

FOR: MISS R MARSDEN HKD FCO

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MR D COATES, PEKING

OUR TELNO 3865: INTERNATIONALISATION OF HONG KONG

1. DESPITE THE DENIALS BY LI HOU AND LU PING REPORTED IN TUR THAT THEY HAD ATTACKED THE GOVERNOR OVER HIS WASHINGTON SPEECH, AN ARTICLE ON INTERNATIONALISATION PUBLISHED IN THE MAINLAND LEGAL DAILY OF 13 NOVEMBER CLEARLY DID.

2. THE ARTICLE IS A

''COMMENTARY ON THE CONSPIRACY TO INTERNATIONALISE THE HONG KONG ISSUE'' AND CRITICISES THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO ''PLAY THE INTERNATIONAL CARD''. THE ARTICLE REFERRED SPECIFICALLY TO THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENT ABOUT BRITISH OFFICIALS AND PEKING OFFICIALS, SAYING THESE REMARKS CERTAINLY RUN COUNTER TO THE LETTER OF THE JOINT DECLARATION''.

3. THE PEOPLE'S DAILY OVERSEAS EDITION OF 18 NOVEMBER PICKED UP THE LEGAL DAILY ARTICLE, AS DID STEVE VINES IN A GUARDIAN ARTICLE ON 21 NOVEMBER.

SIGNED S E BRADLEY

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