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PEKING TELNC 240 TO YOU? COMMUNICATIONS.
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AS AN IMMEDIATE RESULT OF MR ROYLE'S TALKS IN PEKING A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY CALLED ON THE GENERAL
MANAGER OF CABLE AND WIRELESS HERE ON 8 JUNE.
2. HE BROUGHT A FORMAL INVITATION FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BUREAU OF KWANGTUNG PROVINCE TO THE QUOTE MANAGER AND PERSONS IN
CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICS UNQUOTE TO VISIT CANTOM FOR
A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AT A TIME OF THEIR CHOICE, EXPENSES PAID.
3. THE INVITATION WAS ACCEPTED WITH ALACRITY THOUGH THE DATE
REMAINS TO BE FIXED. CABLE AND WIRELESS HOPE TO COVER ALL THE
SUBJECTS GUTLINED IN THEIR LETTER OF 28 JANUARY TO MR CHUNG
FU-HSIANG, THE DIRECTOR OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, PEKING. PUT THEY
WILL BE CONTENT TO RESTRICT THESELVES TO THE POINTS WHICH DIRECTLY
INVOLVE CANTON IF THAT SEEMS ADVISABLE.
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REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY CALLED ON THE GENERAL
MANAGER OF CABLE AND WIRELESS HERE ON 8 JUNE.
2. HE BROUGHT A FORMAL INVITATION FROM THE TELECO!MUNICATIONS EUREAU OF
KWANGTUNG PROVINCE TO THE QUOTE MANAGER AND PERSONS IN
CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICS UNQUOTE TO VISIT CANTON FOR
A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AT A TIME OF THEIR CHOICE, EXPENSES PAID.
3. THE INVITATION WAS ACCEPTED WITH ALACRITY THOUGH THE DATE
REMAINS TO BE FIXED. CABLE AND WIRELESS HOPE TO COVER ALL THE
SUBJECTS GUTLINED IN THEIR LETTER OF 28 JANUARY TO MR CHUNG FU-HSIANG,
THE DIRECTOR OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, PEKING. BUT THEY WILL BE CONTENT TO
RESTRICT THESELVES TO THE POINTS WHICH DIRECTLY
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I refer to Hong Kong's telegram No 394 of 8 May. In this telegram and an
one or two recent documenta we have seen peasing references to the
question of a Hong Kong Canton air link. One report that reached us
recently was that Mr John Kaswick was hoping to arrange a series of
flights between Hong Kong and Canton at the time of the Canton
Industrial Fair so that visitors from Western Europe who might have
difficulty in finding hotel room in Canton could stay in Hong Kong and
commute to the Fair sach day. However, Hong Kong's mention in the
telegram to which I have referred of "our own proposals for a Hong
Kong - Canton air link" suggests that they might have some- ~) | thing
more permanent in mind, and indeed that there is in existence some
document
containing their "proposal" which seems inadvertently not to have been
copied to us.
I am therefore writing to ask if you or Roger Bervy in Far Eastern
Department could give me non enlightenment on this subject. For one
thing, if a reciprocal scheduled service by a Chinese airline is
contamlated between the cities it would fall to us to licenos it under
the terms of the Hong Kong civil aviation licensing regulations. Again,
if it is a question of negotiating traffic rights for a scheduled
service to Canton by an airline based in UK territory it would
presumably fall to us to negotiate the rights. In any case, it seems
important that, as we seem to be about to become involved in air
services negotiations with the Chinese over trunk routes, we should be
fully aware of all factors affecting civil aviation between ourselves
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Yours sincerely
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FOLLOWING FROM PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY.
MY THREE IPTS CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG.
3/4/2
1. ❘ TOLD CH'IAO KUAN-HUA THAT THE SITUATION IN HONG KỘNG WAS ONE OF
DELICACY, BUT THAT THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS WORKED WELL. IN OUR VIEW,
THE APPOINTMENT OF AN OFFICIAL CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG WOULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT THE IMPORTANT ADVANCES ALREADY MADE IN SINO/BRITISH
RELATIONS. WE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE APPOINTMENT WOULD HAVE
SUFFICIENTLY PRACTICAL BENIFIT TO EITHER SIDE TO JUSTIFY THE RISK OF
DAMAGING
RELATIONS.
2.
CH'IAO SAID THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAD RAISED THE SUBJECT BECAUSE
OF THEIR DESIRE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION OF A KIND WHICH COULD DEAL MORE
APPROPRIATELY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS AS THEY AROSE. WE KNEW
CHINA'S FUNDAMENTAL POLICY AND PRINCIPLES IN RELATION TO HONG KONG AND
HE DID NOT PROPOSE TO REHEARSE THESE. I HAD SAID THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS
UNACCEPTABLE-HE COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THAT. BUT HE WOULD LIKE US TO
VIEW THE CHINESE PROPOSAL IN A WIDER PERSPECTIVE THAN THE ONE WE HAD
CHOSEN. HE ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS ANOMALOUS THAT, WHILE THERE HAD BEEN A
COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG AT THE TIME OF THE KMT GOVERNMENT, THERE WAS
NO OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION NOW. CHINA HAD TOLERATED AN IMPERFECT STATE
OF AFFAIRS BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA.
BUT THE POSITION HAD NOW CHANGED.
3. 1 REPLIED THAT WE FOUND THE LACK OF AN OFFICIAL CHINESE
REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG NO IMPEDIMENT IN THE HANDLING OF PRACTICAL
PROBLEMS. FURTHER MORE THERE WAS NOW NO BRITISH REPRESENTATION IN EITHER
SHANGHAL OR TAIWAN: OFFICIAL REPRES-
ENTATION WAS BALANCED.
CH'IAQ SAID THAT HE HOPED THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD RECON- SIDER THE
CHINESE PROPOSAL TO WHICH HIS GOVERNMENT ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE. I
TOOK NOTE,
AT A LATER STAGE, CH'IAO IMPLIED THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT LINK THE
NEGOTIATION OF AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THEIR PROPOSAL.
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(PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 445
For 3/30
CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG,
1. FOR MY PART I MUST ARGUE IN FAVOUR OF RETENTION OF THE TWO SENTENCES
WHICH THE GOVERNOR WISHES TO OMIT AND WHICH I REGARD AS ESSENTIAL TO THE
STATEMENT OF OUR CASE,
2.
GIVEN THE DECISION REPORTED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF YOUR TEL NO 350 TO ME, I
THINK THAT THE PRESENTATION OF THE CASE IN YOUR TEL NO 351 TO ME IS
EXCELLENT AND I HAVE NO FURTHER SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE.
3. AS REGARDS THE ISSUE OF TIMING ( PARAGRAPH 1 (B) OF HONG KONG TEL
UNDER REFERENCE) I AM SURE THAT IT IS RIGHT THAT WE SHOULD STATE OUR
CASE NOW WITHOUT WAITING FURTHER. IF WE WERE NOW TO LEAVE THE NEXT MOVE
TO THE CHINESE THEY WOULD MERELY ASK WHAT ARE OUR VIEWS AFTER
CONSIDERING THE 1956 PROPOSAL. IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO
DEFINE THEIR PROPOSAL FURTHER AND I DO NOT THINK THAT THEY WOULD DO SO
WITHOUT FURTHER QUESTIONING FROM US.
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MY ONLY SUGGESTIONS ON -
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A) NO 351 PARA 2. OMIT 2ND AND 3RD SENTENCES THUS CONFINING THE
STATEMENT TO THE REAL ISSUE AS WE SEE IT. THE REST RELATES TO WHAT THE
CHINESE CLAIM IS THEIR REQUIREMENT (THOUGH I BELIEVE IT TO BE SOMETHING
ELSE), AND I SUGGEST WOULD BE BETTER LEFT TO THEM TO MAKE AND REBUTTED
AS IN PARA. 5 THEY COULD COUNTER ARGUE ON POINTS OF DETAIL AND THE
TRICKY ISSUE OF THEIR RIGHT (OR WISH) TO REPRESENT OR OTHERWISE DEAL
WITH PERSONS OF CHINESE RACE IS
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B) NO 350 PARAS 3 AND 4: OF COURSE AGREE THE MAIN POINT IS THAT OUR
POSITION SHOULD BE PUT ON RECORD, AND THAT THIS SHOULD BEMDONE AT
WHATEVER TIME MR. ROYLE AND H.M. AMBASSADOR THINK BEST.
BUT SINCE IT MIGHT BE ILLUMINATING TO SEE THE WAY IN WHICH THE
CHINESE BRING THIS UP IF LEFT TO THEMSLVES, I SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE WORTH
GIVING THEM TIME TO DO SO.
2. GENERALLY I AM MOST GRATEFUL THAT MR ROYLE WILL TACKLE THIS
AND WISH HIM LUCK,
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1. At dinner last night the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires raised the subject
of Chinese
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representation in Hong Kong, saying that it was natural in the improved
climate of Anglo- Chinese relations that the Chinese should have formal
representation in Hong Kong.
2. Mr. Royle replied that there were already a number of Chinese
representatives of different kinds in Hong Kong who could do whatever
was necessary and he therefore did not see the need for such
representation. However this was a subject which might be discussed
during his visit to Peking.
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1.1.P.T. : CHINESE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG
FORM OF WORDS TO BE USED IN SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE
1. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE BROUGHT UP WITH OUR EMBASSY IN PEKING AND
THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 1 LONDON THE ISSUE OF OFFICIAL
CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG,
2. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ARE AWARE, AS ARE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, THAT
THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG IS ONE OF SOME DELICACY FOR BOTH SIDES.
NEVERTHELESS, AS FAR AS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE CONCERNED, PRESENT
ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH THERE ARE MANY CHINESE CFFICIALS IN THE COLONY
WORK WELL AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO IMPEDIMENT TO THE MAINTENANCE OF
THE NECESSARY CONTENTS BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.
THERE IS THEREFORE NO PRATICAL NEED FOR FURTHER CHINESE REPRESENTATION
IN HONG KONG. IN ANY EVENT A BALACE HAS HITHERTO BEEN MAINTAINED THAT IS
VELL UNDERSTOOD IN HONG KONG. THE SUGGESTED APPOINTMENT OF A CHINESE
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATI VE IN HONG KONG MIGHT DISTURB THAT BALANCE. ANY
SUCH DISTURBANCE WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATELY ADVERSE EFFECT ON
ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS.
3. FOR THESE REASONS, WE DO NOT FEEL ABLE TO ACCEPT THE CHINESE
PROPOSAL. OUR DESIRE IS FOR BETTER RELATIONS: WE BELIEVE THAT THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHARE THIS WISH. WE CONSIDER, HOWEVER, THAT THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICIAL CHINESE
REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR
RELATIONS, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT PRACTICAL
BENEFIT TO EITHER THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT OR OURSELVES TO JUSTIFY THIS
RISK.
ADDITIONAL DEFENSIVE SPEAKING NOTES
4. NEITHER SIDE HAS BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP FORMALLY FOR MANY YEARS. IN
MARCH LAST YEAR 'REMIER CHOU EIFLM MENTICHED IT TO THE BRITISH CHARGE
D'AFFAIRES, MR DENSON. HE DID SO IN ORDER TO EMPNACISE THE QUOTE
ILLOGICALITY UNQUOTE OF OUR RELUCTANCE TO WITHDRAW THE BRITISH CONSULATE
FROM TAIWAN WHEN THERE WAS NO CHINESE GOVERNMENT REPRESEI!TATION IN HONG
KONG. IN 1956 THE
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CF OUR OFFICE IN SHANGHAI AS AN ARGUMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR WISH T HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG. AT THAT TIME IT COULD THEREFORE DE ARGUED
THE POSITION WAS U'EQUAL.
5. THE SITUATION IS NOW DIFFERENT. WE NO LONGER HAVE AN OFFICE IN
SHANGHAI AND WE HAVE WITHDRAWN CUR CONSULATE FROM TAIVAN. THERE ARE
EMBASSIES IN PEKING AND LONDON. THIS IS A MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS
SITUATION. WE SEE NO NEED FOR FURTHER CHANGES OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
ANY NEW OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION OUTSIDE THE TWO CAPITALS. THE CHINESE
SIDE HAVE INDICATED THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR SUCH
REPRESENTATION WAS MADE CH PRACTICAL GROUNDS. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT
THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG IS NOT CONVENIENT. BUT THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT ALREADY HAVE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN THE
COLONY WHO DEAL WITH ALL PRACTICAL QUESTIONS OF COMMERCE, FINANCE,
CULTURE, INFORMATION, TRAVEL, TRANSPORT AND OTHER MATTERS, THEY ARE NOT
HINDERED IN THEIR DEALINGS IN ANY WAY. THEY ARE FREE TO TRAVEL WHERE
THEY WISH WITHOUT PERMISSION, TO MEET WHOM THEY LIKE AND TO ENTER AND
LEAVE HONG KONG AT WILL. SOME OF THEN HAVE DEALINGS WITH HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHEN NECESSARY AND VICE VERSA. WE DO NOT SEE THAT
FURTHER CHINESE REPRESENTATION IS NECESSARY.
BACKGROUND
6. ON 27 MARCH THE DIRECTOR OF WESTER!! EUROPEAN, AMERICAN AND
AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HR
CHANG WEN-CHIN, ASKED MR ADDIS WHAT WAS THE REACTION OF THE
BRITISH COVERNMENT TO THE CHINESE PROPOSAL TO SEND AN OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE TO HONG KONG,
7. IN ANSWER TO MR ADDIS'S REQUEST FOR FURTHER DETAILS, MR CHANG
EXPLAINED ON 4 MAY THAT THE CHINESE PROPOSAL WAS ESSENTIALLY THE
SAME AS THAT MADE IN FEBRUARY 1956, ON THAT OCCASION THEY HAD
PROPOSED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN QUOTE OFFICE OF A COMMISSIONER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA UNQUOTE IN HONG KONG.
THE BRITISH GOVERMENT GAVE LENGTHY CONSIDERATION TO THE PROPOSAL AND
REJECTED IT IS FEBRUARY 1950.
3. MR CHANG REFERRED TO THE CHINESE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN HONG
KONG WHICH EXISTED DURING THE TIME OF THE KUOKINTANG GOVERNMENT HE SAID
THAT PAST EXPERIENCE HAD SHOWN THAT THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATION WAS TO THE BENEFIT OF BOTH SIDES AND THAT THERE WAS A
REAL NEED FOR SUCH A PRESENCE. MR CHANG'S INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ACTIVITIES OF MR KWOK, THE
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DIFFÈRENT FROM OUR OWN. WE CONSIDER THAT FAR FROM BEING BENEFICIAL TO
BOTH SIDES, THIS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION
CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXACERBATION OF RELATIONS WHICH M M G HAVE NO
DESIRE TO SEE REPEATED.
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1. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION I HAVE DECIDED TO REJECT THE CHINESE
PROPOSAL.
2. OUR EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 1956 AND 1958 LEADS US TO ASSUME THAT IF WE
DELAYED OUR REPLY TOO LONG THE CHINESE NIGHT TAKE STEPS TO PUBLICISE
THEIR PROPOSAL. THIS WOULD CLEARLY BE UNDESIRABLE.
3. MR FOYLE'S VISIT TO PEKING REINFORCES THE NEED TO TAKE EARLY ACTION
SINCE THE CHINESE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY WISH TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH
HIM, I HAVE CONSIDERED WHETHER THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN ASKING YOU TO
SPEAK TO THE CHINESE BEFORE MR ROYLE'S ARRIVAL. BUT THIS WOULD GIVE THE
CHINESE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THE CHARGE DURING MR ROYLE'S VISIT.
TACTICALLY, IT WOULD SEEM PREFEREABLE FOR IR ROYLE TO TAKE THE
INITIATIVE IN BRINGING UP THE ISSUE WITH THE CHINESE RATHER THAN TO GIVE
THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE IT WITH HIM.
4. I HAVE THEREFORE DECIDED THAT MR ROYLE SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE IN
PEKING THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT THEIR PROPOSAL. I PROPOSE THAT HE
SHOULD HIMSELF BRING UP THE ISSUE DURING HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH CHIAO
KUAN-HUA, IN DOING SO HE WILL SPEAK ON THE LINES OF M.1.F.T. THE FOR:1
OF WORDS CLOSELY ACCORDS WITH THOSE SUGGESTED BY SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE IN
HIS TELEGRAM NO
O MODIFIED IN THE LIGHT OF HIS TELEGRAM NO 424 (NOT TO ALL).
A SIMPLE QUOTE NO UNQUOTE WOULD ONLY INVITE THE CHINESE TO PROBE
FURTHER. I WOULD THEREFORE PREFER A RATHER FULLER STATEMENT OF OUR CASE.
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