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HONG KONG TELNO 2026: HARASSMENT OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN.

1. WE HAVE HEARD REPORTS THAT LOCAL EMPLOYEES (PRC NATIONALS) OF ONE OTHER FOREIGN COMPANY IN SHANGHAI CHEWLETT PACKARD) HAVE BEEN QUESTIONED, BUT NO (NO) EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A CONCERTED CAMPAIGN AGAINST FOREIGN COMPANIES.

2. BAYER COMPANY IN BEIJING HAS TOLD US THAT FESCO HAS INTERVENED TO STOP THE RECRUITMENT OF RECENT PRC GRADUATES WHOM BAYER HAD AGREED TO HIRE, BUT THIS ACTIVITY WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DIRECTED AT THE GRADUATES RATHER THAN BAYER.

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