TNAG-2104-FCO40-2997-Legal-matters-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-legal-study-visits-1990 — Page 64

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TELELETTER FILE REF 020/393 / 21DESK OFFICER OF 040342Z JANUARY 90

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Action Taken

163741 MDTTAN 0042

FROM

: C O PIGOTT, CHANGE

FILE REFERENCE : 020/393/21 DATED 4 JANUARY 1990

: P N KELLER ESQ, CHINA LAW UNIT, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S

CHAMBERS, HONG KONG

FOLLOWING FOR

COPIED TO

: MISS PA MAJOR, HK D, F CO

STATE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE BUREAU.

1. DAVID COATES, ALYSON BAILES' SUCCESSOR, CALLED ON THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MFA ON 3 DECEMBER AND, IN THE COURSE OF OTHER BUSINESS, ASKED AGAIN WHETHER THE MFA HAD ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS. DAVID'S INTERLOCUTOR, WANG JIANXING, SAID HE THOUGHT WE WOULD GET AN ANSWER ON THIS ''VERY SOON'

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2. I WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND WILL LET YOU HAVE

THE MFA'S RESPONSE AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE IT.

3. I AM COPYING THIS TELELETTER TO MISS P A MAJOR, H K D, F CO.

SIGNED C O PIGOTT

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