TNAG-2605-FCO40-3793-Detention-of-Hong-Kong-residents-in-China-1992 — Page 82

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SONG MINGJIANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT, MFA, TOLD ME TODAY (22 MAY) THAT CHINESE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS HAD INFORMED HIM THAT LI PEICHENG AND LI LONGQING (BOTH ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S LIST) WOULD BE RELEASED ON BAIL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ''IN THE NEAR FUTURE''. WHEN ASKED TO CLARIFY, HE SAID HE THOUGHT THIS MEANT IN A FEW DAYS.

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