TNAG-2158-FCO40-3078-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-Chinese-views-1990 — Page 98

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 807

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under FOI exemption 27(1)

OF 03050OZ MARCH 90

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TOE

HKC340/12

RECEIVED IN EGISTRY

- 5 MAR 1990

OFRK OFFICE A

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JUGTHONG KONG

39

023532

MDHIAN 9480

لا کا

YOUR TELNO 494: CHINESE STATEMENT

COMMENT

3. I THINK IT IS CLEAR

CTIONALITY PACKAGE

THAT THE CHINESE

STATEMENT IS NOT A HELPFUL ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE OUR NATIONALITY PACKAGE WITH THE CHINESE NATIONALITY LAW. IT HAS INCIDENTALLY BEEN RECEIVED BADLY BY THE AMERICANS HERE, BOTH BUSINESSMEN AND CONSULATE-GENERAL. I REMAIN OF THE VIEW THAT ALTHOUGH WE WOULD NOT WISH UNNECESSARILY TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE A STATEMENT ON THE LINES SUGGESTED IN OUR TELNO 798 IS NECESSARY. I THINK THIS REPETITION OF A FORMAL CHINESE|ATTACK CANNOT 60 UNANSWERED.

WILSON

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