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12/11/91
Janet Rogan, Pelling CONFIDENTIAL
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Incidents Involving Chinese Patrol Vessels
in Hong Kong Waters
I called in Chen Guoping of NCNA this morning and went
through with him the attached speaking note dealing with six
recent incidents in Hong Kong waters.
2.
I said we had been pleased to note that the number of
incursions had decreased over the past year. But we were
seriously concerned at this recent spate of incidents, in
particular since some of them seemed to indicate that members
of the Chinese security forces were involved in criminal
activities. The first case was especially worrying because
Gong Bian officers had pointed their weapons at RHKP officers. The potential for an ugly incident was obvious.
3.
I said I hoped that the details we were providing
would enable the Guangdong side to make a thorough
investigation of the facts. It was in both our interests to
stop smuggling between Hong Kong and China. The Guangdong
authorities had made clear that it was not their policy to exercise jurisdiction in Hong Kong waters. I hoped they could
make clear to Public Security officials that they should
observe this policy. The indication from the fifth case in the
speaking note was that the message had not got through.
4.
He
Chen agreed that some of these cases sounded very serious. He undertook urgently to convey the details to the Guangdong authorities and to pass on their response.
reiterated that it was not Chinese policy to exercise
jurisdiction in Hong Kong waters.
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