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DTI//MR MARSHALL
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23 J. 1993
FM HONG KONG
DESK
TO FLASH ATTC TAIPEI
JOISTAY
INDEX
TELNO 05
OF 230848Z JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
per
60
000657 MDHIAN 5980
FROM ACTING POLITICAL ADVISER
(59)
58
YOUR TELNOS 5 AND 6 AND FCO TELNO 601: VISA APPLICATION BY LABOUR AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AND OFFICIALS
1. OUR CURRENT VISA POLICY FOR TAIWAN DOES NOT PRECLUDE GRANTING VISAS TO TAIWANESE FIGURES OF MINISTERIAL RANK, PROVIDED THEIR VISITS ARE SPECIFIED AS PRIVATE AND THEY UNDERTAKE TO ENGAGE IN NO POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHILE IN HONG KONG. TAIWANESE POLITICIANS OF THIS SENIORITY HAVE IN THE PAST VISITED HONG KONG ON THIS BASIS. WE THEREFORE SEE NO(NO) PROBLEM IN ISSUING VISAS FOR THE REQUESTED TRANSITS BY THE COUNCIL OF LABOUR AFFAIRS DELEGATION, PROVIDED THEY ADHERE TO THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE VISAS ARE BEING ISSUED TODAY
(23 JUNE).
2. THE REQUEST FOR CONTACT WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IS ANOTHER MATTER. AS YOU KNOW, OUR LONG ESTABLISHED POLICY IS TO DENY EVEN UNOFFICIAL' CONTACTS AT THIS LEVEL. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THE CHUNG HWA TRAVEL SERVICE HAS NOT SO FAR ASKED OUR LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR MEETINGS. IF APPROACHED, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL DECLINE. THIS WILL PRESUMABLY NOT COME AS A SURPRISE, AFTER YOUR VISITS TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY (SECOND TUR, ON WHICH WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY).
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PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
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CAOFF //MR SIBSON
PS NO 10.
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