CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1549
OF 15103OZ MAY 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
21
TOP COPY Q DIST?
071443 MDLIAN 0893
MID 2431233
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: POSSIBLE INVITATION TO OFFICIALS FROM
GUANGXI AND HAINAN
1. IN ADDITION TO MY MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG OPEN BRACKETS YOUR TELNO 427 CLOSE BRACKETS WE HAVE BEEN THINKING OF
POSSIBLE WAYS OF MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AUTHORITIES IN THE OTHER TWO PRIVINCES MAINLY CONCERNED WITH COAST HOPPING AND LAND BORDER CROSSING OPEN BRACKETS GUANGXI AND HAINAN CLOSE BRACKETS. WE HAVE THOUGHT OF SUGGESTING THAT HK OFFICIALS SHOULD GO TO THE TWO PROVINCIAL CAPITALS IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION BUT BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY TO GET AGREEMENT TO THIS, AT ANY RATE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD, GIVEN THE UNHELPFUL RESPONSE TO OUR EAR- LIER SUGGESTION OF A VISIT TO NANNING TO DISCUSS ECVIIS.
2. ANOTHER IDEA WHICH MIGHT STAND A BETTER CHANCE WOULD BE FOR US TO INVITE OFFICIALS FROM THE TWO PROVINCES TO COME TO HK.
3. PEKING HAVE POINTED OUT OPEN BRACKETS TELECON BAILES/CLIFT CLOSE BRACKETS THAT CHINESE SENSITIVITIES ABOUT HK'S CONTACT WITH PROVINCES OTHER THAN GUANGDONG OPEN BRACKETS CF PEKING TELNO 76 OF 23 JANUARY CLOSE BRACKETS SUGGEST THAT A PROPOSAL FOR SUCH VISITS WOULD BEST BE
PUT TO THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES RATHER THAN THROUGH NCNA. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF PEKING COULD INDEED ISSUE AN INVITATION FOR OFFICIALS CONCERNED WITH BOAT PEOPLE FROM HAINAN AND GUANGXI TO COME TO HK AT AN EARLY DATE CONVENIENT TO THEM.
4. GIVEN OUR INTEREST IN THESE CONTACTS WE WOULD BE PREPARED, EXCEPTIONALLY, TO PAY FOR ACCOMMODATIONAND EXPENSES FOR A REASONABLE NUMBER OF CHINESE OFFICIALS OPEN BRACKETS SAY THREE FROM EACH PROVINCE CLOSE BRACKETS WHILE IN HK.
WILSON
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