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CONFIDENTIAL

030041

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

08 JUL 1991

MDHIAN 3691

SK OFFICER

HM

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2042

OF 27060OZ JUNE 91

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, WASHINGTON

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CONFERENCE OF CHINESE STUDENT FEDERATIONS

SUMMARY

1. A CONFERENCE OF CHINESE STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS TO DISCUSS THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN CHINA IS PLANNED IN HONG KONG. NCNA PROTEST. WE INTEND TO EXCLUDE KNOWN DELEGATES FROM ENTERING HONG

KONG.

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2. THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS (HKFS) ARE ORGANISING A SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF WORLD CHINESE STUDENT FEDERATIONS. THEY PLAN TO HOLD THE MEETING IN HONG KONG BETWEEN 14 AND 20 JULY (OR ACCORDING TO SOME PRESS REPORTS, 16-19 JULY). SOME 20 OVERSEAS DELEGATES REPRESENTING 15 REGIONS, INCLUDING THE U.S., BRITAIN, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY AND TAIWAN HAVE BEEN INVITED. THE MEETING IS TO BE PRESIDED OVER BY LIU YONGCHUAN, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE ALL AMERICAN AUTONOMOUS FEDERATION OF STUDENTS. THE MEETING WILL REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN CHINA, AND WILL DISCUSS FUTURE ACTION. THERE WILL BE AN EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES ON THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY WITH THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE AND 5 APRIL ACTION GROUP. SOME OF THE DELEGATES PLAN TO VISIT TAIWAN AFTERWARDS AT THE INVITATION OF THE TAIWANESE FEDERATION OF STUDENTS.

3. SHU JIANPING OF NCNA CALLED ON THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER ON 24 JUNE TO PROTEST ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. HE WENT THROUGH THE FAMILIAR RANGE OF COMPLAINTS. HKG HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT WOULD NOT/NOT ALLOW OVERSEAS FORCES TO USE HONG KONG AS A POLITICAL BATTLEFIELD NOR ALLOW HONG KONG TO BE TURNED INTO A BASE FOR SUBVERSION. WE SHOULD THEREFORE REFUSE ENTRY TO LIU AND THE OTHERS AND PREVENT THE MEETING BEING HELD. WE UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT NCNA HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THE HKFS AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD OPPOSE THE HOLDING OF THE CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG.

4. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO SQUARE NOT/NOT TAKING ANY

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