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RESTRICTED
FM COPENHAGEN
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 193
OF 15153OZ MAY 91
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
RESTRICTED
HKD 340/1
ECEIV
16 MAY 1991
DESK FICEF
PA
027471
MDLIAN 1069
TOP COPY Q DIST?
MY TELNO 155 : INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG
SUMMARY
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DANISH PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT HONG KONG IN MID-JUNE. NO (NO) SIGN OF MOVEMENT YET ON RESIDENCE PERMIT SCHEME.
DETAIL
2. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT PRIME MINISTER SCHLUTER WILL VISIT HONG KONG DURING HIS TOUR OF THE FAR EAST FROM 8-20 JUNE. I REMINDED THE DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY TODAY THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER HAD TOLD THE GOVERNOR CHONG KONG TELNO 3310 OF 12 NOVEMBER 1990) THAT THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN A DECISION IN PRINCPLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR EMPLOYEES OF DANISH COMPANIES IN HONG KONG. I ASKED WHETHER SCHLUTER WOULD HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO SAY ON THIS WHEN HE VISITED THE COLONY. FEDERSPIEL ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HIS MINISTER HAD SPOKEN AS REPORTED. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY NEW MOVEMENT AND UNDERTOOK TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER.
3. I WILL REPORT ANY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT WE HEAR OF BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE POSITION REMAINS AS SET OUT IN MY TUR. A DECISION IS UNLIKELY EXCEPT IN THE CONTEXT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POLITICAL PARTIES ON A WIDER RANGE OF IMMIGRATION ISSUES, FOR WHICH THE TIME IS NOT YET THOUGHT RIPE.
4. I UNDERSTAND THE HOME SECRETARY WAS UNABLE TO RAISE THIS MATTER WITH THE DANISH JUSTICE MINISTER WHEN HE WAS HERE ON 22/23 APRIL.
WILLIAMS
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