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HKC 02015
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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 597
OF 170341Z APRIL 93
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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MDLIAN 7473
NCNA COMPLAINT ABOUT A VISIT TO TAIWAN BY A HK DELEGATION OF LOCAL PROSECUTORS
HE
1. YANG YOUYONG OF NCNA EXPRESSED CONCERN TO DPA ON 16 APRIL ABOUT REPORTS IN THE CHINA TIMES AND UNITED DAILY (9 APRIL) CONCERNING A VISIT TO TAIWAN BY A DELEGATION OF 9 LOCAL PROSECUTORS AT THE INVITATION OF THE TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTRY. SAID THEY VISITED THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES AND MET WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. IT WAS CLAIMED THIS REPRESENTED A BIG STEP FORWARD IN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN HK/TAIWAN. YANG SAID THE CHINESE POSITION WAS VERY CLEAR: THEY WERE FIRMLY AGAINST ANY OFFICIAL CONTACTS. YANG ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION.
2. DPA SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS VISIT BUT HAD TAKEN NOTE OF WHAT YANG SAID.
COMMENT
3. A DELEGATION OF THE LOCAL CROWN COUNSEL ASSOCIATION DID VISIT TAIWAN ON 6-11 APRIL WHICH COMPRISED MEMBERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS (WHO PARTICIPATED IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION) AND COUNSEL IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES FOLLOWING REPORTS ON THE VISIT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON 10 APRIL STATING THERE WAS NO (NO) OFFICIAL DELEGATION FROM THE CHAMBERS TO TAIWAN. THE GROUP VISITING TAIWAN AT THAT TIME WAS ONE OF LOCAL CROWN COUNSEL WHO REPRESENTED THE LOCAL CROWN COUNSEL ASSOCIATION ON A PRIVATE VISIT.
4. WE WILL TELEPHONE NCNA TO ADVISE THEM OF THE ACTUAL POSITION.
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