TNAG-2697-FCO40-3903-Hong-Kong-drugs-1993 — Page 77

REGRET MISUNDERSTANDING ON TELEPHONE ABOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. HUNG HAD A LAWYER, MR CHU KHÁC HOÀI DƯƠNG.

9. WE TE YOUR FINAL PARAGRAPH AND WILL SO ACT IN FUTURE. IN THIS CASE WE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH HONG KONG.

10. YOUR PARA 3. A CHRONOLOGY FOLLOWS BY FAX TO CONSULAR DEPARTMENT.

11. WHILE THE ABOVE WAS BEING DRAFTED I SPOKE TO NIEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREFUL AND UNRUSHED CONSIDERATION OF THE APPEAL. I ALSO UNDERLINED SENSITIVITIES IN THE UK AND HONG KONG OVER THE DEATH SENTENCE AND THE QUESTION OF TIMING IN RELATION TO THE FORTHCOMING HIGH LEVEL VISIT TO THE UK. NIEN IMMEDIATELY UNDERTOOK TO LOOK INTO THE CASE.

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