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REGISTRY Action Taken

TELNO 073

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FCO TELNO 71 TO OTTAWA: HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

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MULRONEY AND CLARK WILL HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RAISE WITH THEM THE QUESTION OF ISSUING CANADIAN PASSPORTS TO PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE RESIDENTS HERE, AND IT WAS HELPFUL THAT MR HURD UNDERLINED OUR INTEREST WITH THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER. WE SHALL DO WHAT WE CAN HERE TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE.

Day 84/HKD 340/8

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MRS MCCLOSKEY (MY TELNO 857 OF 23 DECEMBER 1989) GIVES LITTLE AWAY. ON HER FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HONG KONG WE SUGGEST IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO GO OVER GROUND JOINTLY WITH HER AND THE CANADIAN CONSUL GENERAL TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THE CANADIAN SYSTEM (FURTHER TO THAT REFERRED TO BY MACDONALD) STILL TO BE EXPLOITED EG ON AN ANALOGY WITH CONGRESSMAN SOLARZ'S SUGGESTION OF US VISA VALID UNTIL, SAY, 2007 (PARA 10 OF THE RECORD OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S CALL ON CONGRESSMAN SOLARZ, 9 JANUARY). WITH ANY LUCK, THE PRESENCE OF THE CONSUL-GENERAL AND EXPERTS ON THE HONG KONG SIDE MAY ENCOURAGE MRS MCCLOSKEY TO THINK A LITTLE MORE POSITIVELY THAN SHE HAS DONE IN CONVERSATION WITH US.

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