TNAG-2604-FCO40-3792-Detention-of-Hong-Kong-residents-in-China-1992 — Page 31

23 April 1992

Robert Parry Esq MP

House of Commons LONDON

SW1A OAA

HKD 015/1

ADV

DESK

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

London SW1A 2AH

From The Minister of State

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Dear Robert.

Thank you for your letter of 27 March to Douglas Hurd about your planned visit to Hong Kong and China.

Hong Kong has long had a policy of protecting freedom of speech, but equally a strong interest in not allowing the territory to be used as a platform for political activities directed against China by outsiders. It is for the Hong Kong Government to weigh up where the balance lies in each case between these factors. I understand that normal immigration criteria would be adopted in the case of the proposed visit by the delegation, just as in other cases.

تتكون

احمد

تسلسلات

ALASTAIR GOODLAD

F.S. I am

Sorry the thing is

little

جمل معلقا manite مه تا نفت ا

in chad

لممحله

AS.