TNAG-2605-FCO40-3793-Detention-of-Hong-Kong-residents-in-China-1992 — Page 19

SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO 91

OF 291135Z OCTOBER 92

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

SECRET

ракорсону 015/1

83

002213 MDHIAN 5447

FCO: PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD.

1.

I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP UP OUR EFFORTS ON LEUNG'S BEHALF, GIVEN ITS HIGH LEVEL OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST. THIS NEED NOT BE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PROFILE, BUT VISIBLE INTEREST BY GOVERNMENTS (EVEN WHEN THEY ARE IN DISPUTE WITH CHINA) DOES OFTEN HELP IN CASES LIKE THIS, AND WE MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN.

PATTEN

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

34

HKD

FED

CONSULAR D

NEWS D

HRPU

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

34

HKD 015/1

- NOVE

PS/MR GOODLAD PS/PUS

SIR J COLES

MR HUM

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