TNAG-2021-FCO40-2883-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Hungary-1990 — Page 42

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 824

OF 18170OZ APRIL 90

INFO IMMEDIATE BUDAPEST

HKB 020 /13

RECEIVED

25 APK IS

та

021754 MDHOAN 7364

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL, HKD

MIPT: HUNGARY'S RELATIONS WITH HONG KONG

1. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE HUNGARIAN NOTE:

QUOTE THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND WITH REFERENCE TO THE PREVIOUS OFFICIAL REQUESTS PRESENTED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THE FAVOURABLE BRITISH REACTIONS CONCERNING THE MATTER MENTIONED BEFORE, HAS THE HONOUR TO INFORM THEM AS FOLLOWS.

CONSIDERING THE SO HAPPILY EXISTING COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS CULTURAL AND HUMAN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY AND HONG KONG, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY PLANS TO ESTABLISH A CONSULAR MISSION IN HONG KONG IN THE FORTHCOMING YEARS.

FUTHERMORE THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY HAS THE HONOUR TO REQUEST THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES TOWARDS THE COMPETENT BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO SECURE THE OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE TO ESTABLISH A HUNGARIAN CONSULAR MISSION IN HONG KONG.

THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY AVAILS ITSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE THE ASSURANCE OF ITS HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.

LONDON, 10 APRIL, 1990 UNQUOTE.

HURD

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