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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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05HONGKONG1444ACTING CE TSANG PLAYING DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary and comment/suggestion: On March 17, I met Hong Kong Acting Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang to convey U.S. concern about the rule of law in Hong Kong (ref a). Tsang insisted that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) had reached its position on the two/five year question through commo [...]
2005-03-17 09:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HK CH
05HONGKONG1769ACTING CE TSANG SEEKS U.S. UNDERSTANDING
[...] (C) Acting Chief Executive (A/CE) Tsang called me late April 6 to provide background regarding the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) decision to initiate a request for an interpretation to settle the issue of the duration of the term of the CE to be elected in July of this year. He said that a br [...]
2005-04-06 10:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CH HK
05HONGKONG4611HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG LOOKS AHEAD
[...] (C) At lunch with me on October 3, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang looked ahead to the Government's Policy Address on October 12, its upcoming proposals for political reform, and his visit to the U.S. at the end of October. With the policy and political reform issues out in the open, he hop [...]
2005-10-03 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CH HK
06HONGKOG2054MNUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...]
2006-05-18 03:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1072ARTICLE 45 CONCERN GROUP FORMS HONG KONG'S NEWEST
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Hong Kong's Article 45 Concern Group plans to announce the formal inauguration of its new political party, the "Civic Party," with Article 45 co-founder and Legislative Councilor Audrey Eu as the party's first parliamentary leader. Two independent democrats in the L [...]
2006-03-15 09:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1082A Primer for Hong Kong Power Reforms
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late December 2005, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) proposed to reform the Scheme of Control Agreements (SCAs) governing Hong Kong's electricity market to lower the rates of return to both of Hong Kong's power companies, Hong Kong Electric (HKE) and China Light and Power (CLP) [...]
2006-03-16 01:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV KSCA ECON BTIO TRGY CH HK
06HONGKONG1083Hong Kong Response to Request On Online Game
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 01:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD CH HK
06HONGKONG1097 Hong Kong Detects Two Bone Fragments in a Box of
[...] (SBU) The Hong Kong Government issued a press release on Saturday, March 11, 2006 announcing their decision to suspend importation of U.S. beef from plant number 969, Swift Beef Company, Greeley, Colorado, following detection of two bone fragments, approximately 1-2 inches in length, in one st [...]
2006-03-16 07:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG1231AI: AVIATION EXERCISE IN HONG KONG
[...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH),the Civil Aviation Department (CAD),and the Airport Authority (AA) jointly organized a Seminar on Avian Influenza Preparedness for the Aviation Sector on March 16, 2006. Topics discussed included aviation preparedness, health screening [...]
2006-03-24 00:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06HONGKONG1251DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: LABOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed labor issues with local NGOs and a mainland-based labor lawyer. Han Dongfang, Director of "China Labour Bulletin (CLB)," said that mainland local authorities have warned the families of industr [...]
2006-03-24 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1252DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL
[...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...]
2006-03-24 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1284NPC DELEGATES DISCUSS HONG KONG'S ROLE IN CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 24 lunch with the Consul General, seven Hong Kong delegates to the PRC National People's Congress (NPC) and/or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) discussed the role of Hong Kong in the PRC's Eleventh Five-Year Plan. Several delegates sa [...]
2006-03-27 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1285CODEL GRAHAM FOCUSES ON CURRENCY AND PORT SECURITY
[...] (C) Renminbi (RMB) valuation, port security, and mainland urban/rural disparity dominated the March 25-26 visit to Hong Kong of Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam encouraged the Senators to continue pressing the mainland to libe [...]
2006-03-27 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP HK CH
06HONGKONG1362CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS;
[...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...]
2006-03-31 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1383HONG KONG DOLLAR PEG'S FUTURE UNDER CONSIDERATION
[...] (C) The Chinese renminbi (RMB, 8.02=1 USD) and Hong Kong dollar (HKD, 7.76=1 USD) are likely to reach parity by year-end, assuming the RMB continues its gradual appreciation in line with most forecasts. Looking at the evolution of the two currencies, such parity would merely be an accident of [...]
2006-04-03 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG1394MFA COMMISSIONER LU XINHUA'S MESSAGE TO THE CG
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Newly arrived MFA Commissioner Lu Xinhua invited Consul General Cunningham to a private lunch on April 3 to cordially but clearly reiterate that consulates in Hong Kong should not interfere in Hong Kong's affairs. He raised also the activities in Hong Kong of U.S. NGO's wit [...]
2006-04-04 04:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG1415NYT CHINA LABOR ARTICLE -- UBS ANALYST CLARIFIES
[...] (SBU) UBS Managing Director Jonathan Anderson was not interviewed by the New York Times (NYT) despite being quoted in an April 3 article that has sparked widespread discussion about whether or not there is a labor shortage in China. He speculated that the NYT quoted one of his electronically [...]
2006-04-04 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON HK CH
06HONGKONG1417LIBERAL PARTY CHIEF FLOATS IDEA OF A RULING PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 3, James Tien, Chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party (LP),proposed an amendment to an election bill currently under discussion by the Legislative Council, which would allow the winning Chief Executive (CE) candidate to retain his/her political party affiliation. Un [...]
2006-04-04 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1467SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH SECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee to discuss the global war on terror. On April 1, Chertoff visited Hong Kong's ports and met with terminal operators to discuss maritime security. Secret [...]
2006-04-08 02:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1468SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1469SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for SIPDIS Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) Dr. York Chow. They discussed Hong Kong's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic, AI-related border issues, internati [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KFLU AMED TBIO HK CH
06HONGKONG1470SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1512DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Consul General Cunningham met with Lee Wing-tat, Democratic Party (DP) Chairman to review the party's election strategy. Lee said he welcomed the creation of the Civic Party and seemed pretty confident that the pan-democrats could get the hundred plus Chief Executive [...]
2006-04-11 09:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1594WHAT'S ON HONG KONG'S MIND THESE DAYS?
[...] (SBU) Inevitably our reporting concentrates on major political and economic developments, but the full flavor of Hong Kong life, and the context for the major developments, is also important. Hong Kong people are concerned about Constitutional Reform and maintaining their competitive edge ov [...]
2006-04-18 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PREL PGOV SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG1610HKG DISCUSSES AI TRANSPARENCY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) Deputy Secretary Susie Ho and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Principal Medical and Health Officer Dr. S.K. Chuang told Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) International Health Officer Erika Elvander that despite an imp [...]
2006-04-19 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG1656UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: As committee debate continues in the Legislative Council (Legco) on the Government's bill to regulate covert surveillance and wiretapping, critics of the legislation say they want to amend several troubling aspects of the legislation. Two prominent legal groups recently issued re [...]
2006-04-20 09:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG1687PRC PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT ABROAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's recent announcement of steps to allow expanded individual access to foreign exchange as well as the creation of new channels for investment abroad has driven up Hong Kong's stock market, drawn out enthusiastic prognostications from media, and even impressed our financial [...]
2006-04-24 03:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG1744CIVIC PARTY: SEEKING FUNDS AND SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: More than one month after its inauguration as Hong Kong's newest political party, the Civic Party (CP) continues to promote itself and its platform to the public and to seek financial support for its activities. On April 22, CP Chairman Kuan Hsin-chi and party leader Audrey Eu mi [...]
2006-04-26 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1816BEIJING BASIC LAW "GUARDIANS" SET CONDITIONS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Hong Kong press reported comments by PRC members of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee at a Beijing forum. Basic Law drafter Xu Chongde challenged the value and usefulness of democracy, while recently appointed Hong Kong Basic Law Committee member and Tsinghua Uni [...]
2006-05-02 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1817CHINA ORDAINS BISHOP AGAINST VATICAN'S WISHES,
[...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the Catholic Diocese of Kunming ordained a new bishop at a ceremony organized by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) and ignored appeals from the Holy See to postpone the ordination ceremony of Father Ma Yinglin, who had not been ap [...]
2006-05-02 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG1818ILLEGAL WORKERS PROMPT MAY DAY PROTESTS IN MACAU
[...] (C) Summary: On May 1, an estimated 1,500-2,000 Macau residents participated in anti-immigrant labor demonstrations that turned violent, resulting in four arrests and injuries to 25 police officers. The main theme of the march was "drive out illegal workers, cut imported labor." Many of the [...]
2006-05-02 10:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC
06HONGKONG1819CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG AND THE DAB: CORE
[...] (C) Summary: Since his early March return from the National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting in Beijing, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang has drawn closer to Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Beg [...]
2006-05-02 10:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1839CHINA CURRENCY AND MACRO POLICY: IMF'S
[...] (SBU) Media coverage of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) May 2 unveiling in Hong Kong of its Asia-Pacific regional outlook is based primarily on an advance press release and does not capture the prescriptive approach put forward at the event with regard to China's currency and macroecon [...]
2006-05-03 11:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG1861HONG KONG TRANSITION PROJECT POLL FINDS SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) During a May 3 press conference, Researcher Michael DeGolyer announced the results of a poll conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project and commissioned by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),a U.S. NGO. The poll, &Parties, Policies and Political Reform in Hong Kong,8 was conduct [...]
2006-05-04 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1862FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY ELSIE LEUNG TO LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7-18, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung, will lead a "Better Hong Kong Foundation" (BHKF) delegation to the U.S. to explain implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover to the PRC, as well as other politic [...]
2006-05-04 10:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1863ARTICLE 23 NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE REAPPEARS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Professor Wang Zhenmin, a PRC member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, publicly listed six prerequisites for implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, one of which was enactment of Article 23 national security legislation (ref a). Reaction in Hong Kong t [...]
2006-05-04 11:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1921CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES THE FOCUS OF FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Hong Kong-based investment bank analysts and economists generally welcome China's recent economic tightening measures, and some believe that recent and significant appreciation of Asian currencies may lead to quicker upward movements in the value of the renminbi (RMB). They used the occasi [...]
2006-05-10 00:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1941HONG KONG PRIVACY COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 2, Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner confirmed to poloff that the Commission was investigating whether information provided by Yahoo! regarding mainland journalist Shi Tao, had violated the territory's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Although Shi is not a Hong Kong resi [...]
2006-05-10 09:37:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1943COMPETITION LAW DEBATE AHEAD; LIKELY FOCUS TO BE
[...] (C) On May 8, the Chairman of Hong Kong's Competition Review Committee told the Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) that his group's report on whether Hong Kong needs a competition law should be completed in mid-June and made public in early July. The committee's present inclination is to assess a [...]
2006-05-11 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1957HONG KONG LEGCO PASSES MINIMAL ELECTION BILL
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10, the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) passed legislation providing minimal, technical changes to election procedures for the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election and the 2008 Legco election. The bill was passed with 31 votes in favor and 21 opposed, with one abstent [...]
2006-05-11 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1978HKG WILL PARTICIPATE IN IPR WORKSHOP, ASKS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, May 12, Constitutional Affairs Bureau (CAB) Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Joseph Lai told E/P Chief that although the Hong Kong Government (HKG) would fully participate in Post's IPR Enforcement Workshop (scheduled for May 15 and 16),future "internation [...]
2006-05-12 11:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIPR KJUS ECON PINR HK CH EINT
06HONGKONG2050CHINA INSTALLS ANOTHER BISHOP IN WORSENING
[...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Bishop Zhan Silu celebrated Mass to mark his formal installation as Bishop of the Mindong Diocese in the PRC,s Fujian Province. According to Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, Zhan was illicitly ordained a bishop in 2000 but was never form [...]
2006-05-17 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG2054MANUSCRIPT OF ZHAO ZIYANG CONVERSATIONS LEAKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Liu Baopu, the son of Zhao Ziyang's aide Bao Tong, discussed with poloff the recent controversy over a leaked manuscript about Zhao written by Zong Fengming, Zhao's qigong meditation coach. Zong, 86, recently complained to the media that portions of his manuscript, ba [...]
2006-05-18 03:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2091 IPR ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP - "CREATING A STRONGER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post hosted a successful intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement workshop titled, "Creating A Stronger Deterrent," on May 15-16, 2006. Participants were particularly interested in the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) experiences in combating online piracy and in the discuss [...]
2006-05-19 09:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG2094BANK OF CHINA GOING PUBLIC IN A VOLATILE MARKET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a financial history milestone for both Hong Kong and the mainland, the Bank of China (BOC) is going public. The USD 10 billion initial public offering (IPO) now underway will almost certainly be the world's biggest this year and the largest ever for Hong Kong. The high degree [...]
2006-05-19 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON HK CH
06HONGKONG2119CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT
[...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...]
2006-05-23 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2166ECONOMIC COOLING SEEN AS CHINA TIGHTENS, CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's 8.2 percent first quarter GDP growth caps off two years of impressive and above-trend economic performance, but this is likely to change quickly. The boost to Hong Kong's economy from China's growth appears set to wane amid determined moves in the mainland to slow loan growt [...]
2006-05-24 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG2168 HKG Responds to BSA Study
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 00:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG2180 HKG Responds to BSA Study Corrected Copy
[...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual Property Department (IPD) Deputy Director Peter Cheung said that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) was surprised by the negative results of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) annual software piracy survey, which reports that Hong Kong's software piracy rate increased [...]
2006-05-25 06:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG219CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2199 HKG On Indonesia AI Cases, Business Continuity
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Controller Dr. P.Y. Leung told Econoff that a preliminary Hong Kong Government (HKG) analysis of a reported cluster of human H5N1 avian influenza (AI) cases in Indonesia found only minor changes to the virus. Leung said that the HKG [...]
2006-05-26 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG2210WATCH THIS SPACE: ANSON CHAN AND THE ELECTION OF
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25, in her first public speech in more than three months, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told a media awards dinner that at this time she was "not willing to disclose" her future plans regarding the 2007 Chief Executive election; instead, she instructed the press to "ju [...]
2006-05-26 09:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2239VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...]
2006-05-30 10:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2260BANK OF CHINA UP 15 PERCENT IN STOCK DEBUT
[...] Having just concluded its initial public offering (IPO),the Bank of China (BOC) began trading stock today in Hong Kong. Shares rose 15.3 percent above the IPO price to HKD 3.40 (USD 0.44). Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 1.3 percent for the day, continuing a decline that has pulled th [...]
2006-06-01 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG233NEW RENMINBI PRICING MECHANISM MAY LEAD TO LARGER
[...] (C) Hong Kong-based financial strategists note that the recent change to how China sets the benchmark exchange rate for the renminbi (RMB) breaks the link between prices on consecutive days, allowing for potentially quicker and greater movements in the RMB/USD exchange rate. The new mechanism [...]
2006-01-19 08:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG2335CATHAY PLUS DRAGONAIR EQUALS ASIA'S LARGEST AIRLINE
[...] (C) A JP Morgan transportation analyst told us that he is confident that media reports are accurate regarding plans for Cathay Pacific to take over Dragonair. He anticipates the deal will be announced tomorrow (June 7). If true, Cathay Pacific would become the Asia-Pacific region's top carrie [...]
2006-06-06 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EAIR PREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG2373MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...]
2006-06-08 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG2378SUMMARY OF THE ELEVENTH ROUND OF U.S.-HONG KONG
[...] (C) ON 16-18 MAY 2006, THE HONG KONG TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (TID) AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE (CUSTOMS) DEPARTMENT HOSTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY (BIS) FOR THE 11TH U.S. ) HONG KONG BILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL DISCUSSIONS UNDER THE 1997 AGREED MINUTE. THE [...]
2006-06-08 10:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC BEXP PTER HK BMGT
06HONGKONG2399RUMORS INTENSIFY OVER NEW CHIEF SECRETARY; SOME
[...] (C) Summary: The Chief Executive (CE) election is more than nine months away, but press speculation about behind-the-scenes jockeying for the Chief Secretary (CS) and other ministerial positions has already begun. Many had predicted that John Tsang Chun-wah, Director of the CE's Office and c [...]
2006-06-09 08:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2404CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER
[...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...]
2006-06-09 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG2452CHING CHEONG DETENTION: HONG KONG JOURNALIST
[...] (C) On August 5, 2005, the PRC issued formal charges of espionage against "Straits Times" journalist Ching Cheong. On June 12, 2006, Johnny Lau, a former colleague of Ching's and a veteran China analyst, told poloff that since then there has been no satisfactory progress on Ching's case (i.e. [...]
2006-06-13 09:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
06HONGKONG2469 HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON SHENZHEN AI CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Senior Medical and Health Officer Dr. Edwin Tsui told Econoff on June 14 that a truck driver traveling through Shenzhen had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza (AI). Tsui said that hospital authorities had yet to determine if S [...]
2006-06-14 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG2472INTERPLAY OF U.S. INTEREST RATES AND LOCAL STOCKS
[...] (C) Driven by jitters over the direction of U.S. interest rates, Hong Kong stocks have seen double-digit declines over the past month, in line with the sell-off affecting other Asian exchanges and, to a lesser extent, the U.S. markets. This city's economy, however, is heavily oriented towards [...]
2006-06-14 10:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG2493UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: The government is becoming frustrated with the Legislative Council's (Legco) slow progress in scrutinizing a covert surveillance and wiretapping bill and has signaled that it may force a vote by August 2. On June 12, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee called the progress "unsatis [...]
2006-06-15 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2508 POULTRY BAN IN WAKE OF SHENZHEN AI CASE
[...] On June 15, the PRC Ministry of Health notified Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) that it had confirmed a human case of avian influenza (AI) in Shenzhen. Reftel reported the details of this case, which involved a truck driver hospitalized on June 3. 2. Secretary for Health, Wel [...]
2006-06-16 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG2509EVOLVING DISCUSSION OF AIR POLLUTION'S
[...] (C) Positive reaction to the Consul General's (CG) recent speech encouraging business to be proactive in addressing worsening air pollution suggests a growing realism and sophistication in the local smog debate. Shortly after the speech, a local NGO published a report listing dramatic health [...]
2006-06-16 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG SENV CH HK
06HONGKONG2513DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESISTS REVEALING MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Party (DP) is the only one of Hong Kong's four largest political parties which has failed to comply with a long-existing but only recently publicized legal requirement to release its membership roster. While the DP initially announced that it would publish its list [...]
2006-06-16 08:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2587CPPCC CHAIRMAN JIA QINGLIN VISIT TO HONG KONG:
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman Jia Qinglin of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will visit Hong Kong June 27-29 to attend the "Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum," which will mark the third anniversary of the signing of the Hong Kong-PRC Clos [...]
2006-06-22 09:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2600HONG KONG PORT'S COMPETITIVENESS AS A SEA-TRADE
[...] (U) Summary. In 2005, Hong Kong's port shipped more goods to the U.S. than any other, while Singapore overtook Hong Kong's position as the world's busiest container port. Pearl River Delta (PRD) ports collectively are much more significant than Singapore, but Hong Kong's share of the Pearl R [...]
2006-06-23 07:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD ENRG HK
06HONGKONG2606COULD A "CHINA ENRON" HAPPEN IN HONG KONG?
[...] (C) The expanding role of Hong Kong's stock market, now Asia's top location for raising new equity, underscores the importance of Hong Kong effectively vetting which firms list here and then regulating those companies in a manner that protects investor interests while also advancing China's ec [...]
2006-06-23 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG2607THE FIGHT FOR PCCW
[...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...]
2006-06-23 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2608SUBJECT: THE FIGHT FOR PCCW
[...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...]
2006-06-26 00:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNTAGS
06HONGKONG2609THE FIGHT FOR PCCW
[...] (C) Summary: PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is considering bids from three foreign suitors for its core telecommunications and media assets. Mainland Chinese telecommunications company China Network Communications Group Corporation (China Netcom),which h [...]
2006-06-26 00:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2635UPDATE ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING
[...] (C) Summary: The Bills Committee on the Interception of Communications and Covert Surveillance (BC) finished scrutinizing the legislation on June 22 -- only 10 days after Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee criticized the Committee SIPDIS for its slow progress (see ref a). Pro-democracy memb [...]
2006-06-26 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2638ANSON CHAN JOINS WITH DEMOCRATS IN URGING PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: On July 25, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced that she would join the July 1 pro-democracy march and urged Hong Kongers to turn out for the rally. Appearing in a joint press conference with fourteen democratic legislators, Chan denied that her decision to participate in [...]
2006-06-26 10:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2650PORT SECURITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIRST LINE OF
[...] (C) We have the opportunity in Hong Kong to establish the world standard the U.S. seeks for port and container security. U.S. views will have decisive impact on Hong Kong,s future direction, and on the region as well. The May 28-29 visit of DOE Assistant Deputy Administrator Huizenga's inter [...]
2006-06-27 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG2693CPPCC CHAIRMAN'S VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC TIES
[...] (C) Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chairman Jia Qinglin visited Hong Kong June 27-29 and made a point on several occasions of commenting positively on Chief Executive Donald Tsang's leadership. With the exception of the Civic Party, most pan-democratic legislators [...]
2006-06-29 10:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG2709LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR JULY 1 MARCH DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary: Organizers expect only 30,000 to 40,000 people to participate in this year's July 1 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, despite the high-profile participation of popular former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. Nevertheless, the organizers hope that by placing less emphasis on other socia [...]
2006-06-30 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2728JULY 1 DEMONSTRATIONS: PRELUDE TO 2007 CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: on July 1, Hong Kong marked the ninth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC with three major events: an official flag-raising ceremony led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, a "patriotic" parade organized by a coalition of pro-Beijing and pro-business organizations that drew 40-5 [...]
2006-07-03 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2741THE COLOSSUS: A YEAR OF DONALD TSANG
[...] (C) Summary. After a year in office, despite what appeared to be a series of political defeats, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has mastered Hong Kong's political scene and seems to dominate his opponents and rivals on all sides. Buoyed by continued strong economic growth, Tsang has effectively [...]
2006-07-05 08:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2743TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 08:23:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC
06HONGKONG2786QUASI-OFFICIAL PRC MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S.
[...] (C) Since the 1997 handover, the PRC Government has conveyed its displeasure with U.S. policy towards Hong Kong through two primary channels -- formal demarches in Hong Kong and/or in Beijing, and/or the pro-Beijing local media -- often alleging U.S. "interference" in China's "internal affairs [...]
2006-07-07 09:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2850HIGH COURT RULES ON COVERT SURVEILLANCE CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 12, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) struck down a February lower court ruling that had granted six-month "temporary validity" to the Government's covert surveillance and wiretapping operations, despite the lower court's finding that such operations were uncons [...]
2006-07-12 09:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG2851PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD!
[...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...]
2006-07-12 11:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2908HONG KONG CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MEANING OF "WEI
[...] (C) Summary: According to Consulate contacts, the Chinese term "wei quan" is being used with increasing frequency to describe a broad range of protests occurring in China, as well as the work of a group of mainland lawyers and citizens/activists involved in these protests. While there is no d [...]
2006-07-17 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2914 Hong Kong Participants for APEC Seminar on
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 01:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN TBIO KFLU HK
06HONGKONG2949NO ADDITIONAL ILLICIT BISHOP ORDINATIONS PREDICTED
[...] (C) Summary. On July 18, Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told poloff that he did not expect any illicit Chinese bishop ordinations in the coming weeks and predicted a quiet summer. The Pope, said Nugent, at Cardinal Joseph Zen's suggestion and urging, hoped to [...]
2006-07-19 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT
06HONGKONG2950ANSON CHAN FORMS CORE GROUP, AGAIN DECLINES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 19 speech, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan once again declined to say whether she would enter the 2007 Chief Executive election. Instead, she discussed the Basic Law's provision of a legal basis for universal suffrage and criticized attempts to establish n [...]
2006-07-19 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2966FORMER SECRETARY FOR SECURITY REGINA IP RETURNS TO
[...] (C) Summary: On July 18, following a well-choreographed return to Hong Kong, former Secretary for Security Regina Ip launched the Savantas Policy Institute, a think tank which will focus on how to transform Hong Kong into a knowledge-based economy and develop the city into the mainland's platf [...]
2006-07-20 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG2981MACAU ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATING
[...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy is again picking up steam as GDP growth surged 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2006. Growth is being driven largely by the booming tourism and gaming sectors, and by massive investment in a number of large-scale casino and infrastructure projects. Tax receipt [...]
2006-07-21 10:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3054MORE POLITICAL APPOINTEES FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) RELEASED A PROPOSAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO HIGH-RANKING POSITIONS. THE PLAN, PART OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG'S INITIATIVE FOR STRONG GOVERNANCE, IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR M [...]
2006-07-27 11:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3063HONG KONG REACTIONS TO MARGARET CHAN,S NOMINATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 25, THE PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING NOMINATED DR. MARGARET CHAN, FORMER HONG KONG DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). MEDIA REPORTS AND CONTACTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD SUGGEST BROAD SUPPORT FOR HER CANDIDACY, BELIE [...]
2006-07-28 08:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG3065U.K. TAKES STRONGER LINE ON HONG KONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 25 REPORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN "LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE PROGRESS" TOWARD THAT GOAL. THE REPORT RECEIVED BROAD COVERAGE IN THE HONG KONG PRESS, WHICH ALSO [...]
2006-07-28 11:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH UK
06HONGKONG3066USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...]
2006-07-30 04:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
06HONGKONG3067USCC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JUNE 26 MEETING WITH A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),THREE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG (DAB) EXPLAINED WHY THEIR [...]
2006-07-30 04:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG3068USCC MEETING WITH HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, HONG KONG CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (HKCTU) SECRETARY GENERAL LEE CHEUK-YAN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCHER MARK ALLISON BRIEFED VISITING MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATI [...]
2006-07-30 05:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3069USCC MEETING WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, SIX HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS TOLD A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) THAT HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG "HAS PUT DEMOCRACY INTO A BLACK HOLE." BEIJING WAS "VERY WORRIED" THAT FORMER CHIEF SECRE [...]
2006-07-30 05:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3089CE TSANG HOSTS SMALL GATHERING TO SEEK SUPPORT
[...] (C) LATE ON JULY 27, WE RECEIVED CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG,S INVITATION TO A FORTY-FIVE MINUTE RECEPTION ON JULY 31 AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO INTRODUCE DR. MARGARET CHAN, CHINA,S CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO),AND SEEK CAPITALS, S [...]
2006-07-31 09:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMED ECON PREL TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG3109COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL TO PASS DESPITE
[...] (SBU) SUMARY: PAN-DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCED ON JLY 28 THAT THEY WOULD VOTE EN BLOC AGAINST THE COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP FOR A VOTE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2. DESPITE THIS, PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION IS ALL BUT ASSURED GIVEN THE SUPPORT OF THE PRO [...]
2006-08-01 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3120HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) ON AUGUST 2, THE "ORIENTAL DAILY" AND ITS SISTER PUBLICATION "THE SUN" REPORTED THAT GAO SIREN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICE (CGLO) IN HONG KONG, WOULD RETIRE BY THE END OF YEAR. GAO, 62, BEGAN WORKING AT THE CGLO IN JANUARY 2000 AS ONE OF EIGHT DEPUTY DIRECTORS, TH [...]
2006-08-02 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3128HONG KONG PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO APEC DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 09:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD APECO HK
06HONGKONG3154HONG KONG PLANS FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING REF B INDICATIONS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) LIKELY WILL NOT PASS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) LEGISLATION UNTIL AFTER THE MARCH 2007 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION, WE MET RECENTLY WITH COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS ROSANNA URE AND HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY (HKMA) [...]
2006-08-04 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON KJUS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG3170PROPOSED GST IN HONG KONG: TIME TO PAY THE PIPER?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On July 18, the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) launched a nine month public consultation on a proposal for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST). Although the proposal has gained some support from economists concerned abou [...]
2006-08-07 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG3171LEGCO PASSES COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAW REGULATING THE USE OF COVERT SURVEILLANCE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND INTERCEPTION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS BY HONG KONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED THE LEGISLAT [...]
2006-08-07 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3207PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On July 31, Reverend Chan Kim-kwong, Executive Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) told poloff that the issue of Sino-Vatican relations had moved beyond the State Council's purview and was currently being deliberated by the General Office of the Centra [...]
2006-08-09 11:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG3208PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...]
2006-08-09 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG
06HONGKONG3271HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL MEDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN THE BEIJING SECOND INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE'S COURT ON AUGUST 15 FOR A TWO-DAY HEARING, THE INDEPENDENT HONG KONG DAILY "MING PAO" REPORTED AUGUST 14. THE NEWSPAPER SPECULATED THAT THE TRIAL WOULD BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLI [...]
2006-08-14 11:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG335TROUBLED MAINLAND FINANCIAL SYSTEM HELPS FUEL
[...] (C) China-related listings boomed again last year in Hong Kong, led by China Construction Bank's USD 9 billion IPO, the world's largest for 2005. Hong Kong now ranks fourth in the world for raising equity capital. This impressive performance, however, derives in part from dysfunction within [...]
2006-01-26 06:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3374DEMOCRATIC PARTY VICE CHAIRMAN AND LEGISLATOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR BAT-WIELDING ASSAILANTS ATTACKED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DP) VICE CHAIRMAN ALBERT HO ON AUGUST 20; HO SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, ARM, AND FACE. AFTER VISITING THE LAWMAKER IN THE HOSPITAL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG DECLARED, "WE WILL ARREST THEM (THE CULPRITS) AND BRI [...]
2006-08-21 11:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3400DEMARCHE TO MACAU ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (C) On August 15, poloffs delivered Ref demarche on trafficking in persons (TIP) to Deputy Director Patricia Ferreira of Macau's International Law Office. Ferreira reacted positively to the recommendations contained in the nonpaper about how Macau could improve its TIP tier rating and agreed [...]
2006-08-23 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG MC
06HONGKONG3559HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISH CHING CHEONG VERDICT
[...] (SBU) SEVERAL HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED "STRAITS TIMES" JOURNALIST CHING CHEONG'S ALLEGED COURT JUDGMENT ON SEPTEMBER 5. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS, THE PRO-BEIJING SING TAO NEWS CORPORATION WAS THE FIRST MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LEAKED VERDICT TO ITS WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER [...]
2006-09-06 00:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3588EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LOJA DE ARMAS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-09-07 07:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3589EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-09-07 07:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3590EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: THERESA F LOW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Enforcement Specia [...]
2006-09-07 07:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3591EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 08:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3592EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NEIL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-09-07 08:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3596VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...]
2006-09-07 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK
06HONGKONG3633AIR POLLUTION: HURTING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 01:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV CH HK
06HONGKONG3655MACAU OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION IN BDA CASE
[...] (C) Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham in separate meetings on September 5 that they hoped the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case would be resolved quickly. Noting that Macau's administration of BD [...]
2006-09-13 03:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL
06HONGKONG3660EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-09-13 06:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3661MACAU SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary. Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham that Macau would sustain at least a 10 percent GDP growth rate through 2006. Looking toward Macau's development plans during the next five years [...]
2006-09-13 06:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH ECON ELTN HK MC EINV
06HONGKONG3671EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG3713EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 09:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3714EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: Brink's Hong
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-09-15 09:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3745SUCCESSFUL EXPORT CONTROL COLLABORATION WITH TID
[...] (SBU) On September 12, Export Control Officer (ECO) Philip Ankel discussed Hong KongQs successful prosecution of an export control case and requested assistance on another case during a meeting with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director-General, Erica Ng. ECO Ankel [...]
2006-09-19 07:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL MTCR HK CH
06HONGKONG3749EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SUPREME
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per Reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Export Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip [...]
2006-09-19 08:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG3750HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA FRENZY OVER COVERT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The late-August publication of sneak paparazzi-style photos of partially clad "canto-pop" singer Gillian Chung has sparked a public debate in Hong Kong over the proper balance between right to privacy and freedom of the press. Women's rights activists and some politici [...]
2006-09-19 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3794VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN
[...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...]
2006-09-22 03:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG3840UNSCR 1695 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND
[...] (U) Summary and Action request: This is an action cable, please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Consulate General Officials delivered Ref A non-paper to Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Finance Authorities and urged continued vigilance to prevent transfers of North Korean financial [...]
2006-09-26 02:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL
06HONGKONG3872ANSON CHAN RULES OUT RUNNING FOR TOP POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a move undoubtedly welcomed in Beijing, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced on September 23 that she would not contest the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election, removing the most serious complication for incumbent CE Donald Tsang's reelection bid. Chan told the [...]
2006-09-27 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3881HONG KONG OFFICIALS AND FINANCE STRATEGISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback told U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams on SIPDIS September 9 that increasing tensions in the Beijing/Shanghai rivalry are preventing Shanghai from achieving its aim of [...]
2006-09-28 04:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG3911SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...]
2006-09-29 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG3912MFA COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG PRESSES FOR CHAN AS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-30 07:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3914HONG KONG TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED
[...] Summary and Analysis. Hong KongQs textile and apparel manufacturers demonstrated their nimbleness in responding to quota, market and technical requirements in 2005. With the elimination of global textile quotas at the end of 2004, Hong Kong textile producers shifted much of their textile and [...]
2006-10-03 00:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX EAP
06HONGKONG3969TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN HONG
[...] (SBU) This is a response to reftel inquiries on Post's efforts to monitor Hong Kong's compliance with trade agreement compliance. A) Description of how Posts are currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of [...]
2006-10-06 02:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD HK CH
06HONGKONG3970G/SENK VISIT TO HONG KONG AND MACAU
[...] (C) Summary: Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Jay Lefkowitz (G/SENK),during a September 29-30 visit briefed Hong Kong Legislative Council members and NGO representatives on United States policies toward North Korean refugees and the implication [...]
2006-10-06 03:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV HK CH MC KN
06HONGKONG3973OVERVIEW OF HONG KONG'S ASYLUM POLICIES
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, does not grant asylum to refugees but allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Hong Kong Office to assess all refugee claims submitted by asylum seekers. A recent doubling of as [...]
2006-10-06 06:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL PREF PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG4023EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NEW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request ad at the direction of the Office of Enforcement nalysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Secuity (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Phili [...]
2006-10-11 08:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4027HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T
[...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...]
2006-10-11 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4066G/TIP OUTREACH TO MACAU GOVERNMENT ON COMBATING
[...] (C) Summary: Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),accompanied by Gayatri Patel, G/TIP Reports Officer for China, met with government and non-government contacts in Macau September 29-30 to gather information on human trafficking [...]
2006-10-13 10:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
06HONGKONG4092YORK CHOW LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND SECRETARY
[...] (U) Summary: Post received two letters from Dr. York Chow, Secretary of the Health, Welfare and Food in Hong Kong, asking for U.S. support for the candidacy of Margaret Chan to become Director General of the World Health Organization. The letters were addressed to the Secretary of State and [...]
2006-10-16 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG4110EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: THE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-10-17 09:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4111EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-10-17 09:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4112EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MACAU
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-10-17 09:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4113EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-10-17 09:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4115FALUN GONG: STRUCTURE AND FINANCING AS SEEN FROM
[...] (C) Summary: The Falun Gong (FLG) movement has virtually no organizational structure, coordinated policy, or central financing, according to numerous Falun Gong contacts in Hong Kong. It is better thought of as a very loose association of practitioners who communicate through emails and regu [...]
2006-10-17 09:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG4122ADVANCING U.S. - HONG KONG AVIATION SERVICES
[...] On October 12, Acting Deputy Principal Officer Charbonnet delivered EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs letter to Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong and emphasized that the United States is interested in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship. [...]
2006-10-18 03:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON HK
06HONGKONG4159SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...]
2006-10-19 11:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER
06HONGKONG4174CG CUNNINGHAM DISCUSSES U.S. PORT SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 18 meeting, Consul General James Cunningham informed Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong that on October 13 President Bush signed into law Port Security Legislation that requires the Departm [...]
2006-10-20 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4214EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...]
2006-10-25 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN
06HONGKONG4244EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: KA SHUI MANUFACTORY CO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2006-10-27 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4265 HK Economists discuss China's Economy, Banking in China,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong economists, bankers, and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officials told Embassy Beijing Minister-Counselor for Financial Affairs David Loevinger (Finatt) that the rate of renminbi (RMB) appreciation would not sustain the rate it achieved following the September vis [...]
2006-11-01 00:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD HK CH
06HONGKONG4270HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY RESPONDS TO UNSCR 1718
[...] (C) Summary: In a written response to Ref A demarche, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) described the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) process for implementing UN Security Council Resolutions and detailed its efforts to monitor financial institutions in Hong Kong to ensure that they have im [...]
2006-11-01 06:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV HK CH
06HONGKONG4285CITB AGREES TO NOVEMBER 6 MEETING ON ICSN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Upon receipt of ref a instructions, Post contacted Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology Joseph Wong's SIPDIS office to arrange a meeting with the Consul General. Because Secretary Wong's schedule precludes a meet [...]
2006-11-02 00:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4288CARDINAL ZEN REQUESTS RETIREMENT AS BISHOP OF HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that even though Cardinal Joseph Zen has publicly stated his desire to retire as Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese in order to concentrate on Sino-Vatican issues, he did not believe that the Pope had a [...]
2006-11-02 04:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG4298EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 07:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4299EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-11-02 07:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4356ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4357ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4358ALAN LEONG OFFICIALLY ENTERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE
[...] (C) Pro-democracy Civic Party legislator Alan Leong formally declared his candidacy for Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) on November 4. Leong denied that he had received any pressure -- from Beijing or elsewhere -- not to run, and he told the press that a single-candidate election for CE would [...]
2006-11-07 00:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4376PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: HONG KONG PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO CH HK
06HONGKONG4398CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE -- ACCOUNTING
[...] (C) Summary: Mandy Tam, the functional constituency legislator representing the accounting sector, told us on November 2 about the challenges of recruiting pro-democracy accountants to compete for the twenty accounting subsector seats in the Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee. Many acco [...]
2006-11-09 06:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4414BEIJING-BASED UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ON CONSUL
[...] (C) Veerapong Vongvarotai, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for China and Mongolia, discussed asylum and refugee issues with Consul General Cunningham on November 9. Vongvarotai, who was accompanied by Choosin Ngaotheppitak, Senior Protection O [...]
2006-11-09 09:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF HK CH KN MC
06HONGKONG4430HONG KONG PRIORITIES FOR APEC
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered Ref A demarche to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director General Petty Lai on October 24. On November 9, Lai gave Econoff a non-paper laying out Hong Kong's positions on its major APEC priorities and said that Hong Kong generally supports U.S. [...]
2006-11-13 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD APECO CH HK
06HONGKONG4449HKGQs Aviation Services Negotiator Michael Wong
[...] Post received letter from Economic Development and Labor Bureau Deputy Secretary Michael Wong on November 9 responding to EB/TRA/AN Director Tom EngleQs October 2 letter expressing the United StatesQ interest in advancing the U.S. - Hong Kong civil aviation relationship (see reftel). 2. [...]
2006-11-14 07:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON HK
06HONGKONG4466TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Post TFCO: Marlene Sakaue, Deputy Principal Officer, ph. (8 52) 2841-2298, email SakaueMJ@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post Deputy TFCO: Craig Reilly, Economic Officer, ph. (8 52) 2841-2113, email ReillyCT@state.gov Cunningham [...]
2006-11-15 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHK KTFN
06HONGKONG4473U.S. DELEGATION BRIEFS HKG ON PROPOSED HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy met with Hong Kong Government officials November 6 to explore Hong Kong's participation in the International Container Security Network (ICSN). Dave Huizenga, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Material Pr [...]
2006-11-16 04:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EWWT HK PREL
06HONGKONG4492EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-11-17 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4493EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MEDIC PHARM
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-11-17 09:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4494EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-11-17 09:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4495PCCW SALE: LI FAMILY TIES REVEALED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In early November, the Singapore Exchange announced that Richard Li would not be permitted to vote on the sale of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Development's (PCRD) 23% share of PCCW to Francis Leung. Richard Li is the Chairman and 75% stakeholder of PCRD, Li is also [...]
2006-11-17 10:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG4529PRO-BEIJING MAGAZINE ALLEGES U.S. "INTERFERENCE"
[...] (C) "Mirror" magazine, a pro-Beijing Chinese-language monthly, repeated well-worn allegations in its November issue that the USG continued to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs (Ref A). "Mirror" magazine is published by Xu Simin, a retired Chinese People's Political Consultative Confere [...]
2006-11-21 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4535MFA COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PROTESTS U.S.-CHINA
[...] (C) Deputy Director General of the MFA Commissioner's Office Kuang Rongjian called Poloff (in the absence of the Economic/Political Chief) on November 21 to convey PRC "opposition" to statements pertaining to Hong Kong as detailed in the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 200 [...]
2006-11-22 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4550EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-11-24 03:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4607EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DYNAMIC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]
2006-12-01 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4608EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HAECO Limited
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2006-12-01 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4610CHINA ORDAINS THIRD "ILLICIT" BISHOP OF THE YEAR;
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us on December 1 that the installation of Wang Renlei, the Vicar General of the Xuzhou Diocese in Jiangsu Province, as the auxiliary bishop of the diocese was "quite worrying" and "provocative." The participati [...]
2006-12-01 11:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG4616HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 02:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMED TBIO PREL KFLU EAID CH HK
06HONGKONG4627EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: QUADRANT EPP
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]
2006-12-04 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4628EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EMS-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 09:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4641HONG KONG TO ATTEND PPAQC DEC. 13 - 15
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEIND EWWT PHSA SENV HK
06HONGKONG4649PRC NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO'S LOW-KEY VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: PRC National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo visited Hong Kong December 2-4 to preside at the opening ceremony of the International Telecommunications Union's "ITU Telecom World 2006" and meet with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald [...]
2006-12-05 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG4664EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HEYRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 00:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4666UNOFFICIAL MARCH 25 REFERENDUM TO ASSESS VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Former legislator Cyd Ho, Co-Convenor of "Project Civil Referendum", recently discussed her plans for a large-scale unofficial referendum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2007 -- the same day as the Chief Executive (CE) election by the 800-member CE Election Committee. Ho and the other [...]
2006-12-07 03:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4690HONG KONG ELECTORS CHOOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a small minority of Hong Kong citizens will select the 800-member Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee, which next March will elect a CE to serve from 2007 to 2012. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang almost certainly will be reelected for a five-year term in March 2007 [...]
2006-12-08 08:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4691CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE: WHO MIGHT VOTE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, a limited number of Hong Kong residents will select the 800 members of the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which in turn will choose the next Chief Executive (CE) in March 2007. Ref a reviewed the complicated Hong Kong electoral process, discusse [...]
2006-12-08 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4704SURPRISING ELECTORAL SUCCESS FOR HONG KONG'S
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election Committee (EC),which will select the next Chief Executive in March 2007, captured approximately 134 seats on the 800-member EC, potentially more than enough to enable Alan Leong, the pan-democratic [...]
2006-12-11 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4730HONG KONG OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION PHASE ON
[...] SUMMARY. At a public forum on November 21, Financial Secretary Henry Tang encouraged all interested parties to SIPDIS give their views on how best to safeguard competition in Hong Kong. Tang's announcement represents a continuation of the Hong Kong Government's (HKG's) step-by-step examin [...]
2006-12-13 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTO HK
06HONGKONG4735Expanding USG Financial Crimes Training to
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During 2005 - 2006 the USG has provided Macau's law enforcement authorities substantial training in anti-money laundering, financial crimes and counterterrorism financing (detailed in para 7). The USG-sponsored training has focused on providing Macau's law e [...]
2006-12-14 04:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL MC
06HONGKONG4743HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS WORLD,S FIRST BITTORRENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12, the Hong Kong Court of Appeals upheld the 2005 conviction and three-month jail sentence of a 39-year old Hong Kong man for distributing illegal copies of American films on the internet. The man used the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing system to uploa [...]
2006-12-14 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG4744HKG COMPLETES INTERNAL REVIEW OF SFI, READY TO
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (C) On December 14, Commerce, Industry, and Technology Bureau (CITB) Permanent Secretary Yvonne Choi provided an update on the HKG's review of possible limited participation in the USG's Secure Freight Initiative (SFI). Appreciating US [...]
2006-12-14 10:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALASEC EWWT HK
06HONGKONG4755U.S.-MACAU INTERACTIONS EXPANDING, OPPORTUNE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. U.S.-Macau interactions are and will continue expanding rapidly as U.S. investment pours into Macau -- US$2.5 billion in 2006, much of it in the sensitive gaming and entertainment industries. Increasing interactions between the United States and Macau will generat [...]
2006-12-15 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS EFIN PREL MC
06HONGKONG4772(S) HKMA PLANS DELICENSING OF BDA SUBSIDIARY DELTA
[...] (S) Summary. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive William Ryback and Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen told the DPO on December 14 that HKMA plans to commence procedures to delicense Banco Delta Asia's Hong Kong deposit-taking subsidiary, Delta Asia [...]
2006-12-18 10:08:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN KJUS PREL HK MC
06HONGKONG4780HONG KONG AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the Hong Kong government (HKG) will submit a revised paper on Hong Kong,s Avian Influenza (AI) preparations to the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco). Bonnie Yau, Assistant Secretary responsible for AI at the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB),provide [...]
2006-12-20 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06HONGKONG4786CHING CHEONG'S FAMILY AND HONG KONG LEGISLATURE
[...] (C) Summary: The family of detained "Straits Times" reporter Ching Cheong formally requested on December 16 that mainland authorities release Ching on medical parole, or allow him to serve his sentence in a Guangdong prison, following last month's decision by a Beijing appeals court to uphold [...]
2006-12-20 03:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4794EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: S & T
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4795EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
06HONGKONG4809MACANESE PROTEST LABOR POLICIES AND CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Approximately 600 workers and citizens in Macau took to the streets on December 20, the seventh anniversary of Macau's reversion to the PRC, to protest labor issues and government corruption in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). Unlike the May 1, 2006 de [...]
2006-12-21 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
06HONGKONG4811MFA SAYS PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS "AUTHORIZED"
[...] (C) Deputy Commissioner Xie Xiaoyan of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Hong Kong called in DPO Sakaue on December 19 to inform us under instructions that the Central Government had "authorized" the Hong Kong Government to engage in "negotiations" or "discussions" with the United [...]
2006-12-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD HK CH
06HONGKONG4813HONG KONG PREPARES FOR TURNOVER TENTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, 2007, Hong Kong will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its reversion to the PRC. To celebrate the occasion, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) is organizing a series of events, the themes of which will be "the successful implementation of [...]
2006-12-21 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4875HONG KONG PROPOSES UPDATING IPR LAWS TO COMBAT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 19, the Hong Kong Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (CITB) published 'Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment' a public consultation document to address internet piracy in Hong Kong. The document proposes that the Hong Kong government (HKG) institute c [...]
2006-12-29 03:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG4884MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...]
2006-12-29 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG686HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS REPORT A READJUSTMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The "Oriental Daily" and its sister publication "The Sun" reported on February 17 that during a January 6 Politburo Standing Committee meeting, members reviewed and readjusted policy towards Hong Kong. Beijing concluded that the failure of the reform package last Decem [...]
2006-02-17 10:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM
06HONGKONG687TAX CUT PRESSURE AS NEW BUDGET LOOMS
[...] (C) With the next Chief Executive election planned for the first half of 2007, concerns about public acceptance of government revenue and spending policy are playing a heightened role in advance of the unveiling of the 2006-07 budget, which will take place on February 22. Hong Kong's economic [...]
2006-02-17 11:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG714Special 301 Recommendation for Macau
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Macau not be placed on any Special 301 list in the 2006 cycle due to its consistent and steady IPR performance. However, Post remains concerned about the rampant and flagrant TV signal piracy in Macau and the Government of Macau's (GOM) distinct lack of prog [...]
2006-02-22 04:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EIND MC
06HONGKONG715Special 301 Recommendation for Hong Kong
[...] (SBU) Post recommends that, based on its overall performance, Hong Kong not be placed on any Special 301 lists or be referred to as a country of special concern ("Special Mention") at this time. We note that if the legislature enacts revisions that significantly weaken Hong Kong's Copyright O [...]
2006-02-22 04:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EIND HK
06HONGKONG733"GOOD TIMES" BUDGET PROPOSED
[...] (C) A dearth of newsy initiatives in Financial Secretary Henry Tang's February 22 budget speech reflects continued cyclical good times. There appears to be broad agreement here that there are no big new problems requiring short-term changes to economic policy or a significant redirection of g [...]
2006-02-22 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN HK CH
06HONGKONG755BISHOP ZEN ELEVATED TO CARDINAL
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 22, Pope Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals, among them Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, head of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, and an outspoken defender of religious freedom on the mainland as well as a leading figure in the democracy movement in Hong Kong. Ze [...]
2006-02-23 12:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL VT
06HONGKONG776CHANGING VIEWS OF CHINA'S ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of mainland corporate shares (H-shares) in Hong Kong, arguably a barometer of market views on prospects for mainland growth and currency appreciation, have increased dramatically in recent months, rising 26 percent so far this year. Financial strategists tell us that the r [...]
2006-02-24 09:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV HK CH
06HONGKONG777AI: PRC PRESSURE ON HONG KONG; HHS A/S SIMONSON'S
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with between Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary Stewart Simonson and Hong Kong University's (HKU) Microbiology Department, renowned influenza expert Dr. Robert Webster (strictly protect) alleged that pressure from the PRC's Ministry [...]
2006-02-26 06:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR HK CH
06HONGKONG8172006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong is in compliance with the standards described in Ref A for the elimination of trafficking in persons. There has been further improvement over the past year in those areas that have, for the past five years, justified Hong Kong's inclusion on the Department's "Tier 1" list. Th [...]
2006-02-28 06:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD
06HONGKONG8182006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Macau, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC),is not a source of trafficked persons, but it is a destination and transit point for illegal immigration and prostitution. There are no good estimates of how many of these illegal migrants and prostitu [...]
2006-02-28 06:53:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV HK CH KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD
06HONGKONG851LU XINHUA, HONG KONG'S NEW MFA COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Lu Xinhua arrived in Hong Kong and took up his new post as the Commissioner of the PRC Foreign Affairs Office, replacing the outgoing Yang Wenchang. Lu will be Hong Kong's fourth commissioner since the handover and at 55, will also be the youngest. During his thi [...]
2006-03-01 10:32:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG925NEW COMMERCE SECRETARY ON IPR, PORT SECURITY, AND
[...] (C) On March 3, Hong Kong's new Secretary for Commerce, Industry, and Technology (SCIT),Joseph Wong, assured the Consul General (CG) that: Hong Kong would aim to remain among the "top layer" of economies with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR); that Hong Kong values [...]
2006-03-07 01:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIPR ETRD ECON INRB HK
06HONGKONG934AVIAN INFLUENZA CONCERNS ON SEVERAL FRONTSHONG KONG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06HONGKONG942HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 09:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06HONGKONG943BEIJING LEADERS, YET AGAIN, REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang concluded a five-day trip to Beijing to attend the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing -- his first time as CE. In recent weeks, Tsang has been dogged by speculation, prompted by dissatisfaction among [...]
2006-03-07 11:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
06HONGKONG947CONUL GENERAL'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW MFA
[...] (C) On March 7, Consul General Cunningam called on newly arrived PRC MFA Commissioner u Xinhua at the Commission. Agreeng on the importance of Hong Kong's successful implementation of "one country, two systems" to both countries, they both hoped to enjoy a cooperative relationship and to work [...]
2006-03-08 03:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG957HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 3, 2006 the Health Department of Guangdong Province informed the Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH) of a suspected human case of H5N1 avian influenza (AI). After the case was confirmed by Guangdong Provincial authorities as a definite H5N1 case (see reftels) on Marc [...]
2006-03-08 07:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06SECTION01O02HONGKONG2311JUNE 4 CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN HONG KNG
[...] (C) Summary: According to ong Kong's "Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China," their annual candlelight vigil to commemorate the anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military suppression in Beijing's Tiananmen Square drew a crowd of 44,000 on Sunday evening, slightly short [...]
2006-06-05 10:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR HK
07HONGKONG1067EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 02:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1068EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 02:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG110VATICAN MEETING ON CHINA POLICY UNLIKELY TO LEAD
[...] (U) Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen told the press on January 9 that he would travel to Rome shortly to discuss the Vatican's China policy. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will chair the meeting, scheduled for the latter half of January. According to Zen, the Pope will be [...]
2007-01-12 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
07HONGKONG111SFI: HKG CONFIRMS JANUARY 25 MEETING
[...] (C) During a January 12 meeting with DPO Sakaue, Trade and Industry Department (TID) Director General Joseph Lai (who assumed office on January 5) confirmed that the HKG would host U.S. - Hong Kong discussions on Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) on January 25 (reftel A). Assistant Director Ge [...]
2007-01-12 11:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EWWT PREL HK
07HONGKONG1177EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 03:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG12U/S LAVIN AND CITB SECRETARY WONG DISCUSS TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, met with Joseph Wong, Hong Kong Commerce, Industry, and Technology Secretary on December 8 to discuss the Doha Round, the Secure Freight Initiative, anti-dumping, intellectual property rights (IPR),aviatio [...]
2007-01-03 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTO HK
07HONGKONG1203MACAU LABOR DAY PROTEST MARRED BY VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: An estimated 2,400 Macau residents participated in labor and anti-corruption demonstrations on May 1 that turned violent after demonstrators veered off the approved march route and clashed with police. Police fired five warning shots into the air and the violent clash resulted in [...]
2007-05-02 10:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1278LABOR DAY WITH THE PLA - MACAU STYLE
[...] (U) Similar to the display on May 1 in Hong Kong (see reftel a),the People's Liberation Army (PLA) held an "open day" in Macau at its compound on Taipa Island. The "Macau Post Daily" reported that 2,500 residents visited the barracks on Labor Day and watched a flag raising ceremony and mili [...]
2007-05-10 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1286WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG
[...] (SBU) On May 9, ESTH Officer delivered reftel message to Ms. Bonnie Yao, Assistant Secretary, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. Yao requested the information in letter format to enable the Hong Kong Government to carefully review USG concerns. On May 10, Economic/Political Section Chief sent a [...]
2007-05-11 07:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AORC PREL WHO EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07HONGKONG13U/S LAVIN DISCUSSES MACAU DEVELOPMENT WITH ACTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Franklin L. Lavin met with Macau's Acting Chief Executive Florinda Chan on December 9. Chief Executive Edmund Ho was reportedly attending an economic conference in Guangzhou. Lavin and Chan discussed the liberaliza [...]
2007-01-03 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD MC
07HONGKONG1323NO "MASSACRE" AT TIANANMEN -- BEIJING LOYALIST'S
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong will not be ready for universal suffrage until "around 2022" -- or 25 years after the handover -- because many Hong Kongers lacked "national awareness," said Ma Lik, chairman of Hong Kong's largest pro-Beijing political party. Ma referred to the local characterization o [...]
2007-05-16 10:37:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
07HONGKONG1334FALUN GONG'S VIRTUAL SKELETON
[...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftel, the Falun Gong (FLG) movement has virtually no organizational structure, coordinated policy, or central financing; rather, it is a very loose association of practitioners who communicate through emails and regularly-held meetings. Given FLG's virtual struc [...]
2007-05-17 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPHUM PINR PGOV CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1363HONG KONG COUT OF FINAL APPEAL UPHOLDS BITTORENT
[...] (U) Hong Kong's Court of Fial Appeal upheld the 2005 conviction and jail senence of Chan Nai-ming, the first person convicte worldwide for using the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system to distribute illegal copies of films on the internet. On May 18, the five-member court reject [...]
2007-05-22 02:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW
07HONGKONG1369HONG KONG'S TINY STEPS TO CURB BUSINESS END-USER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced that Hong Kong's 2006 software piracy rate fell to 53% in 2006, a 1% decrease over 2005. Prior to the public release of the study, BSA privately briefed Hong Kong government (HKG) officials and pointed out that the use o [...]
2007-05-22 06:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW
07HONGKONG1447HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY INVESTIGATES PRC
[...] (S) Summary: Democratic Party (DP) legislator James To (strictly protect),who is chair of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) Security Panel, warned us in early February 2007 that infiltrators from Beijing had successfully penetrated the DP and put it in a "dangerous position" (ref). [...]
2007-05-30 08:24:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1462EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STARLITE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]
2007-05-31 04:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG150EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: A&P
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG151EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1510SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: MACAU'S PRESSING NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Macau's economy booms, local authorities confront the dual challenges of modernizing the territory's infrastructure, while ameliorating the adverse effects of this rapid development. Macau,s air quality is worsening due to manufacturing in Guangdong province, emissions from [...]
2007-06-05 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH HK MK SENV PGOV ENRG
07HONGKONG1566EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
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2007-06-12 07:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1579HKSAR - AFTER THE FIRST DECADE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the ten-year anniversary of its reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong's economy is strong, led by a potent services sectors and robust consumer demand. Over the past decade, Hong Kong has solidified its position as a regional transportation hub, an international interface for the m [...]
2007-06-13 01:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI EWWT SENV
07HONGKONG1600HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRY: STARTING TO FEEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Alan Fong, Assistant Principal Solicitor at the Hong Kong Companies Registry, acknowledged to EconOff that Hong Kong's quick and efficient corporate registration procedures -- heretofore believed by the Registrar to be plus -- is bringing unwanted attention on the Hong Kong gove [...]
2007-06-14 11:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR
07HONGKONG1653EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 04:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1654EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ESTEEM
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]
2007-06-21 04:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1661CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE: ENGAGING HONG KONG AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: AmConGen Hong Kong has actively engaged the governments and the general public of the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions on U.S. climate change, renewable energy and other environmental programs. Post developed and actively promoted the Pollution Prevention and [...]
2007-06-21 06:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENGR SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1664EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 07:26:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1665EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 07:26:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1689U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG: MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 30, a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) discussed Hong Kong political developments with Hong Kong Chief Executive's Office Director John Tsang and Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam. Lam, while noting th [...]
2007-06-25 06:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG1691U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG:
[...] (C) Summary: During April 29-30 meetings in Hong Kong, Civic Party legislator and March 2007 candidate for Chief Executive Alan Leong told a visiting delegation of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that his campaign had laid the groundwork for the Hong Kong people [...]
2007-06-25 06:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG1692U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG: AMCHAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) representatives discussed IPR issues in Hong Kong and mainland China with a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) on April 30. One AmCham representative observed that there was "very little le [...]
2007-06-25 07:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KIPR SENV CH HK
07HONGKONG1698HONG KONG'S NEXT CABINET APPROVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government, on the nomination of Hong Kong's Chief Executive (CE),Donald Tsang, approved the appointments of principal officials for the third term of the HKSAR Government, as well as five officials who will head HK's disciplined services. Biographies for each new [...]
2007-06-25 23:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG1729EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1730EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1731EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 02:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1732EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 02:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1746EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: HS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1747EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: SOITEC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1773MACAU HEALTH CARE: RESPONDING TO NEW REALITIES
[...] (SBU) Macau's health care system is coping wth the territory's quick economic expansion, rapd population growth, and large influx of tourist. A system that was created to care for 400,000residents now provides health care services to oer 500,000 people and approximaely 21 million tourists (a [...]
2007-07-03 07:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07HONGKONG1777HONG KONG COMMEMORATES TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Hong Kong celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Special Administration Region's (SAR) reversion to the PRC with a mixture of official celebrations and the annual pro-democracy demonstration. PRC President Hu Jintao helped mark the anniversary by personally swearing in [...]
2007-07-03 09:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
07HONGKONG1779SENIOR IPR ATTACHE MARK COHEN DISCUSSES PRC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Legislative Councilor Sin Chung Kai told visiting Beijing Intellectual Property Senior Attache Mark Cohen and ConGen Hong Kong staff that Hong Kong's amended copyright law should generally please copyright owners, including U.S. companies, although he noted that a statutory "fa [...]
2007-07-05 03:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR KJUST PINR PGOV
07HONGKONG1800HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes to your visit next week. U.S. trade, investment, and business with Hong Kong flourish in a largely open environment. Hong Kong is our 15th largest export market, and the United States enjoyed a USD 9.8 billion trade surplus [...]
2007-07-09 00:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH SENV MC
07HONGKONG1801MACAU SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes your visit to Macau next week. U.S. interests in Macau have increased tremendously since 2002, when Macau liberalized its gaming market. The U.S. is now one of the largest investors, behind only Hong Kong and mainland China [...]
2007-07-09 00:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH MC SENV
07HONGKONG1832GOVERNMENT RELEASES GREEN PAPER ON CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) Hong Kong Government Chief Secretary Henry Tang unveiled the details of the much anticipated "green paper" on constitutional reform, in a presentation to the Legislative Council (Legco) at 3:00 PM today. CS Tang's presentation officially launched a three-month consultation period, lastin [...]
2007-07-11 11:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
07HONGKONG1853HONG KONG GOVERNMENT KICKS OFF PUBLIC DEBATE ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government released a "green paper" on July 11 to kick off a three-month public consultation period on the timeframe and roadmap for the implementation of universal suffrage for future Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (Legco) elections. The HKG's propos [...]
2007-07-13 12:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
07HONGKONG1854PRC MFA COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary: Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Hong Kong Lu Xinhua told the Consul General on July 11 that U.S.-China relations were "the best they've ever been" and that Beijing was "very satisfied" with the latest round of the Senior Dialogue meetings in Washington. Durin [...]
2007-07-13 12:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
07HONGKONG1866G/TIP DIRECTOR VISITS MACAU
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),and his Senior Coordinator for Reports, Mark Taylor, visited Macau on June 27 to discuss with Macau cabinet officials actions the Macau Special Administrative Region government (MSARG) s [...]
2007-07-16 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
07HONGKONG1881HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S GUAN YI ON RECENT TRENDS IN
[...] (C) Summary: AmConGen Economic Officer and Regional Medical Officer met with Guan Yi, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Hong Kong University (HKU),and Gavin Smith, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at HKU, to discuss general trends in avian influenza i [...]
2007-07-17 23:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07HONGKONG1889POPE'S LETTER CLARIFIES CATHOLIC DOCTRINE IN CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that Pope Benedict's long-awaited letter to Chinese Catholics was intended to clarify the relationship between the underground Catholic and the PRC's "official" Catholic communities. After the ordinations of [...]
2007-07-18 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
07HONGKONG1931HK ECONOMISTS ADVISE CHINA AGAINST SOVEREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A senior Hong Kong private-sector economist has been advising the Chinese government that a high degree of transparency is not in the best interest of China's State Foreign Exchange Investment Corporation (SIC),as it will subject the fund to political pressure and media second [...]
2007-07-23 08:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HK CH
07HONGKONG1951HONG KONG DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION: A TRIAL RUN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 18, Hong Kong will choose 529 District Councillors, 80 percent of them directly elected by universal suffrage. The District Councils are subordinate to the Legislative Council, but play an increasingly important advisory role to the government on grass-roots issues. W [...]
2007-07-25 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HONGKONG1982EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: CONCORD CARNIVAL HOLDINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 07:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1984EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALLIED SPECIALTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 07:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG1985EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 07:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2022PRIORITIES OF HONG KONG'S NEW ENVIRONMENT BUREAU:
[...] (SBU) During a July 19 meeting with local legislators, Hong Kong's new Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau detailed the environmental agenda for Chief Executive Donald Tsang's second administration. Yau said that Hong Kong SIPDIS Government (HKG) will strive to better regulate emission [...]
2007-08-03 00:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ENRG HK SENV PGOV
07HONGKONG2055U.S. CASINO EXECUTIVES NOT PRESSURED TO HIRE LOCAL
[...] (SBU) On August 5, Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" (SCMP) carried a story and an editorial citing rumors that "senior Macau government officials" have pressured executives in the U.S.-owned Venetian Macau hotel and casino, currently under construction and due to open on August 28, 2007, [...]
2007-08-07 23:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PREL CH HK MC
07HONGKONG2067DEATH OF HONG KONG DAB CHAIRMAN MA LIK
[...] (C) Summary: Ma Lik, Legislative Councilor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),died on August 8 in a Guangzhou hospital at age 55. His passing creates vacancies in both the Legislative Council (Legco) and the DAB leadership t [...]
2007-08-08 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG21HONG KONG HEALTH OFFICIALS PROBE DEATH OF PIG
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is investigating the June and December 2006 deaths of two Hong Kong pig farmers from a pneumonia-type illness. The Hong Kong government (HKG) reported that both men had traveled to mainland China's Guangdong province a few weeks [...]
2007-01-04 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07HONGKONG2127HONG KONG ECONOMISTS: CHINA'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong-based economists believe China,s recently announced Sovereign Wealth Fund will face significant difficulties and is unlikely to achieve positive returns in the near term. Although details of how the fund will be managed have yet to emerge, analysts expect the fund w [...]
2007-08-15 10:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN CH HK
07HONGKONG2128HONG KONG BAR-BENDER STRIKE TURNS POLITICAL
[...] (C) More than 1,000 Hong Kong "bar-benders" (metal workers) went on strike August 8, demanding higher pay and shorter work hours. Over the weekend they scuffled with police while conducting an unauthorized demonstration. Since then, the labor dispute has escalated into a conflict between Hon [...]
2007-08-15 11:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNELAB PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2143MACAU: CHARGES OF CORRUPTION LEVIED AGAINST CHIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to the August 13 "South China Morning Post" newspaper, Macau Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho and his brothers collectively own more than US$12 million worth of shares in Many Town Company Limited, which in turn is a shareholder in the gambling and property businesses of [...]
2007-08-16 09:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PREL PINR HK MC
07HONGKONG2158HKMA: HONG KONG'S SHARE MARKET SLIDE NOT
[...] (U) Summary: Hong Kong shares dropped for the third straight day on August 17, falling through the 20,000 barrier before recovering on strong buying pressure just before the market closed. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is monitoring the market closely, but sees no evidence of struc [...]
2007-08-17 11:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK PGOV
07HONGKONG2170HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: PATH TO DEMOCRACY OR
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) released its "Green Paper" listing various options for electoral reform on July 11, hoping it would spark a three-month public debate and build consensus for implementation of universal suffrage for future Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council [...]
2007-08-20 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG218HONG KONG'S WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON ACTA:
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government (HKG) officials expressed initial reticence about joining the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) during a digital video conference (DVC) held on January 12. The HKG queried officials from the USTR and the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) [...]
2007-01-23 06:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW
07HONGKONG2183PRC TO ALLOW RMB INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG MARKET,
[...] The Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced August 20 that it would allow mainland Chinese citizens to invest in the Hong Kong Stock Market. Chinese investors will be required to open a special account through the Bank of China (BOC),Tianjin, but will then be able t [...]
2007-08-22 02:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON HK CH
07HONGKONG2202FUNERAL POLITICS IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Most of Hong Kong's political elite, including central government representatives, will attend the August 24 funeral of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Chairman and Legislative Councilor Ma Lik. After the funeral, the DAB Central Committee [...]
2007-08-23 08:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2204EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 09:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2205EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HOPESEA IMPORT &
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2217HONG KONG TOY MANUFACTURERS RESPOND TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Hong Kong Toys Council and The Toy Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong told Econoffs that the U.S. recalls of China- produced toys in August served as a wake-up call for Hong Kong toy companies to immediately review their entire supply and production systems. [...]
2007-08-24 09:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CH HK
07HONGKONG2224EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ADM COCOA PTE LTD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 03:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2225EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FINTEX PTE LTD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 03:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2226EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PEMSTAR SINGAPORE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 03:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2230EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MTECH IMAGING PTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 09:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2232EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECT ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2244RULE OF LAW IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Since its 1997 reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong has retained its common law system and strong rule of law under the "one country two systems" principle enshrined in the Basic Law. All ordinances, rules of equity, subordinate legislation, and customary law previously enforced by th [...]
2007-08-28 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI CH HK KJUS
07HONGKONG2250HONG KONG VIEWS ON PRC LEGAL REFORM (C-AL7-00894)
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts and cooperative arrangements between Hong Kong law schools, academics, and executive and judiciary branch officials and their mainland counterparts have accelerated in recent years. The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) has provided a similar boost for Hong K [...]
2007-08-29 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2251HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: NO SIGN OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's "Green Paper" process to develop a broad consensus on how to implement universal suffrage has stalled. The key players, including the Hong Kong Government (HKG),the pro-Beijing and pro-HKG political parties, the pro-democratization parties, and the central government i [...]
2007-08-29 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG2252HONG KONG'S NEW COPYRIGHT AMENDMENTS WELCOMED BY
[...] Summary: After more than a year of consultations with industry and consumer protection groups, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) has passed amendments to the Hong Kong Copyright Act. Industry associations and IP rightholders are pleased with revisions that lower the bar for Hong Kong Customs to [...]
2007-08-29 10:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD HK
07HONGKONG2263BANK OF CHINA TAKES CREDIT FOR TIANJIN/HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: The August 20 announcement by the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) that it would allow Chinese investors to open Hong Kong investment accounts through Bank of China (BOC),Tianjin - Binhai branch helped Hong Kong stocks overcome the fallout from the U.S. sub [...]
2007-08-30 09:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
07HONGKONG227EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MACAU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 02:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2288EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 23:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2289EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 23:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2311MACAU ANTI-CORRUPTION BODY STRUGGLING TO KEEP PACE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Commission Against Corruption (known by its Portuguese acronym CCAC) in Macau reported at a press conference August 31 that the anti-graft body investigated 41 percent fewer cases in the first seven months of 2007 than during the same period last year. When asked the reaso [...]
2007-09-06 07:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PREL PINR HK MC
07HONGKONG2313HONG KONG AIR POLLUTION DETERRING EXPATS, SAYS
[...] (U) Air pollution increasingly is harming Hong Kong's attractiveness as a posting for expat executives, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong's second annual environment survey. Fifty-one percent of respondents claimed difficulty in recruiting professionals to work in the [...]
2007-09-06 07:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PGOV HK
07HONGKONG232 CBP'S LABUDA URGES HKG TO IMPROVE TEXTILE ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Janet Labuda, Director of Textile Enforcement and Operations Division, Office of International Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),and Scott Quesenberry, USTR Special Textile Negotiator, met with Hong Kong government (HKG) officials to discuss the Memorandum of Un [...]
2007-01-24 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX HK CH
07HONGKONG2333HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: DEARTH OF POLITICAL TALENT
[...] (C) Summary: Interest in the December 2 by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik has intensified since his August 24 funeral. The various pan-democratic parties have agreed on a mechanism to select a single candidate, although the po [...]
2007-09-07 09:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG2339EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ank [...]
2007-09-10 04:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2359ANSON CHAN TO CONTEST LEGCO BY-ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: On September 11, former Hong Kong Government (HKG) Chief Secretary Anson Chan formally announced her candidacy for the December 2 by-election for the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik. Chan apparently was convinced by several pan-democrat [...]
2007-09-11 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG2360MACAU GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO COMBAT
[...] (C) The Macau government, clearly making good on some of the commitments expressed by Chief Executive (CE) Ho to G/TIP director Ambassador Lagon in June (reftel),gazetted a directive yesterday to set up a "concern committee" on deterring human trafficking. The committee will consist of up t [...]
2007-09-11 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
07HONGKONG2391HKG LOOKS TO INTEGRATE HONG KONG, MAINLAND STOCK
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) announced late September 7 that it had acquired additional shares in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) through the Hong Kong Exchange Fund, sufficient to increase its holdings to 5.88% of total shares. Financial Secretary John Tsang said the acquisi [...]
2007-09-13 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK CH
07HONGKONG2413PEARL RIVER DELTA AIR POLLUTION FEASIBILITY
[...] (C) The Hong Kong government will announce the commencement of two precedent-setting regional air pollution feasibility studies at the end of September. These studies, sponsored by the Hong Kong and Guangdong Provincial Governments, are focused on the Pearl River Delta of Southern China. The [...]
2007-09-17 01:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG SENV PGOV HK CH
07HONGKONG2414STAFFDEL NELSON PURSUES FOOD/TOY SAFETY AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: House Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Delegation Nelson visited Hong Kong and Macau at the end of August to investigate import food and product safety, intellectual property rights and unfair trade practices. Meetings with Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private [...]
2007-09-17 01:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO HK CH
07HONGKONG244U/S HUGHES 1/23 MEETING WITH HONG KONG HOME
[...] (SBU) During the otherwise informal and largely unscripted meeting between visiting U/S Karen P. Hughes and Hong Kong Home Affairs Secretary Patrick Ho on January 23 (report on visit septel),Ho pulled out a prepared text when Hughes alluded to China,s "one country, two systems" approach to Ho [...]
2007-01-25 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSCUL PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO CH HK
07HONGKONG2443HONG KONG RESTRICTS POULTRY IMPORTS FOLLOWING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) suspended all imports of live poultry and birds, chicks, eggs, and meat originating from the Panyu District, Guangdong Province, Southern China following the confirmation of an H5N1 virus outbreak in Panyu duck fa [...]
2007-09-19 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH HK
07HONGKONG2465BEIJING OFFICIAL VISITS HONG KONG FOR FUNERAL,
[...] (C) Summary: Director Liao Hui of the PRC Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) visited Hong Kong September 18 for the funeral of journalist and veteran Beijing loyalist Xu Simin. Following the funeral, attended by numerous high-level political and business figures, Liao moved to Shenzhe [...]
2007-09-21 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK SOCI
07HONGKONG2466HONG KONG IS WORKING TO IMPROVE CHINA PRODUCT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A series of recalls of potentially dangerous "Made in China" toys and defective consumer goods has resulted in intense international scrutiny of Hong Kong-invested China industries. Hong Kong companies operate some 80,000 production facilities in mainland China, employing app [...]
2007-09-21 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO HK CH
07HONGKONG2480EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SANMINA-SCI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 02:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2481EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PUBLIC SECURITY FORCES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-09-25 02:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2533CONSUL GENERAL AND CALIFORNIA AIR EXPERT URGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General James Cunningham and former California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Dr. Alan Lloyd urged Hong Kong's new Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau to take action on Hong Kong's growing air pollution problems, in a meeting on September 20. The Consul G [...]
2007-10-03 08:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ENRG PREL HK
07HONGKONG255AMERICAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SPECIAL ENVOY MICHELLE KWAN'S
[...] SUMMARY: American Public Diplomacy Envoy and figure skating champion Michelle Kwan put in two days (Jan. 23-24)of extremely effective outreach to Hong Kong youth organizations and schools, both in concert with Under Secretary Karen Hughes and on her own. Ms. Kwan shared with over 1,500 studen [...]
2007-01-26 07:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP HK KPAO
07HONGKONG256UNDER SECRETARY KAREN HUGHES' VISIT TO HONG KONG
[...] SUMMARY: U/S Karen P. Hughes put in one very busy day of active and extremely effective public diplomacy outreach in Hong Kong on Jan. 23, both jointly with American Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan in programs pitched to youth and Hong Kong's elite, and separately in a meeting with the H [...]
2007-01-26 07:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL OVIP HK KPAO
07HONGKONG2563EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARROW ASIA PACIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 09:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2587HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS:
[...] (C) Summary: In his third annual Policy Address on October 10, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang touched on all the major issues of concern to the people of Hong Kong. He described a concept of "progressive development" to achieve three major goals: economic development through inf [...]
2007-10-10 10:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN SENV SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2596MARTIN LEE TO VISIT WASHINGTON AS HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party founder and legislator Martin Lee will visit Washington October 18-19 for discussions at State and the NSC (requested) on the political state of play in Hong Kong. His visit comes during an unusually busy Hong Kong political season, which this year includes the C [...]
2007-10-11 10:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2597MACAU LABOR SQUEEZE EXACERBATES POLITICAL TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: A bill to overhaul Macau's outdated labor laws remains stalled in the legislative process. Exacerbated by a politically disengaged public and weak political party structure, labor woes are increasingly straining the livelihood of many Macau citizens. Several thousand Macau cit [...]
2007-10-11 10:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
07HONGKONG2598INFLATION, OVER-INVESTMENT KEY CHINESE RISKS HK
[...] (U) Summary: Hong Kong-based China analysts warned U.S. Treasury representatives that unproductive investment was a disturbing trend that threatened to derail Chinese economic growth and stability, but that the risk to the Chinese economy from a U.S. slowdown was minimal. Analysts differed i [...]
2007-10-11 10:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK CH
07HONGKONG2629EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: COMPANHIA DE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-10-17 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2640MACAU WOMEN'S COMMISSION SEEKS TO ANSWER THE CALL
[...] (SBU) Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho chaired a meeting of the Consultative Commission on Women's Affairs (CCWA) on October 10, wherein the Commission briefed the Chief Executive on recent activities, including its meeting in August to study ways to improve efforts to combat trafficking in pe [...]
2007-10-18 07:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
07HONGKONG2680EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NEW A-IKOR LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-10-25 02:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2682EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MITRON
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-10-25 02:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2683EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAND DYNASTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 02:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2696HONG KONG CATHOLIC DIOCESE ON SINO-VATICAN
[...] (C) Summary: According to Hong Kong papal representative Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the Holy See had been consulted on and approved the September selection of Father Joseph Li Shan to replace the late Michael Fu Tieshan as Bishop of the Beijing diocese. Because the issue was "sensitive," howeve [...]
2007-10-26 04:37:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK VT
07HONGKONG2751HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: ANSON CHAN TOUGHENS STANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Nine candidates have registered to contest the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Ma Lik. The clear front-runners remain former senior civil servants Anson Chan of the pan-democratic camp and her pro-Beijing opponent Regin [...]
2007-11-02 09:19:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2785EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 23:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2790CONSUL GENERAL AND TRANSPORT SECRETARY CHENG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Transport and Housing Secretary Eva Cheng told CG Cunningham that the Transport Bureau is focused on six-large scale infrastructure projects that will strategically shape Hong Kong's future competitiveness, while expanding land, sea and air links to mainland China. She stated t [...]
2007-11-08 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EWWT ELTN CH HK
07HONGKONG2806ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. "INTERFERENCE" IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: With the approach of Hong Kong local elections on November 18 and December 2, public criticism of pro-democracy legislator Martin Lee has abated, possibly due to fear of a voter backlash against the harsh commentary. Even before the Lee controversy, however, anti-foreign and anti- [...]
2007-11-09 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2807PREMIER WEN TOPS ALIBABA AS HK STOCK EXCHANGE
[...] Summary: Comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on preconditions for Chinese investors to purchase individual Hong Kong stocks drove the benchmark Hang Seng index down 1526 points on Monday, November 5, the largest one-day drop in the history of the Hong Kong exchange. Local observers were m [...]
2007-11-09 08:53:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HK CH
07HONGKONG2827HKMA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC PORTFOLIO
[...] (U) Summary: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, in his annual policy speech October 10, announced that one of his priorities during his current term would be to review the government's role in the management of its share assets with an eye toward achieving higher returns and improving g [...]
2007-11-15 05:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK
07HONGKONG2934HONG KONG DECEMBER 2 BY-ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT IS
[...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Hong Kong will hold a by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) leader Ma Lik last August. Only two of the eight contestants - pro-democracy leader Anson [...]
2007-11-30 08:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG2949HONG KONG VOTERS ELECT PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATOR
[...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Government Chief Secretary and pan-democratic leader Anson Chan won the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election, defeating her equally high-profile pro-government opponent Regina Ip by a 55 to 43 percent margin. After the election, Chan said the poll r [...]
2007-12-03 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG2960EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: COMPUTIME LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-12-05 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3010EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: (A) HOVIONE PHARMASCIENCE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-12-13 01:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3067EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: H.K. BAPTIST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3068EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SCITOP INSTRUMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3088EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MINGXIN TECHNOLOGY (HONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-12-27 03:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3089EXTRNCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: C.A.D. (HK) LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized dislosure of the information provided below is prohbited by Section 12C of the Export Administration ct. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direcion of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip A [...]
2007-12-27 03:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3094EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONGTU HANGYAN ELECTRONIC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-12-28 01:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG3103NPC STANDING COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES HONG KONG TO
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On December 29, Commissioner Lu Xinhua of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong briefed the Consul General, the U.K. Consul General, and a representative from the Office of the European Commission on the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) [...]
2007-12-29 06:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK
07HONGKONG3115EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SOLTECH INDUSTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 06:50:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG38EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 07:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG417EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: APS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2007-02-13 06:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG418EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: Vegetable
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2007-02-13 07:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG429EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 07:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG440EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SHIU
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2007-02-15 03:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG45BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR H5 VIRUS IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong government (HKG) officials announced that a fast test reveals a dead bird tested positive for the H5 virus in Hong Kong on January 4. The bird, a Scaly-breasted Munia, was one of six dead birds found on the street near an urban shopping area on December 31. Additional tests wi [...]
2007-01-05 11:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07HONGKONG465HONG KONG CUSTOMS INCREASES COUNTERFEIT RAIDS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Hong Kong Customs and Excise (CED) officers recently broke up a multi-million dollar counterfeit pharmaceutical ring and a separate triad syndicate that sold pirated optical disks. In the first case from late January, CED officers arrested the 37-year old leader of the counterfe [...]
2007-02-16 09:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR
07HONGKONG5832007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in par [...]
2007-03-01 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
07HONGKONG5842007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Per the ref, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those [...]
2007-03-01 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
07HONGKONG603HONG KONG'S FIRST TELEVISED CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's first Chief Executive (CE) debate, televised live on March 1, included some unexpectedly lively exchanges over political reform, air pollution, education, and poverty alleviation. Incumbent CE Donald Tsang appeared restrained but also denigrated his opponent's SIPDI [...]
2007-03-02 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK
07HONGKONG647HONG KONG ECONOMISTS HIGHLIGHT CHINA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Comments from Hong Kong-based economists made in a series of meetings with visiting Beijing Finance Attache and Econoff suggest the following: Chinese economic policy makers understand the negative byproducts of the current macroeconomic policy mix: including overcapacity in some industr [...]
2007-03-07 06:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV HK CH
07HONGKONG733EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROHM AND HAAS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 05:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG738EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK: UNIQUE ELECTRONICS LIMITED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 07:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG808EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG82EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 08:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG837HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SOUTHERN OCEANS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AmConGen Hong Kong Economic Officer and Deputy Agricultural Section Chief delivered reftel message to Dr. S.F. Leung, the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's (AFCD) Assistant Director (Fisheries),and Dr. Albert Leung, Senior Fisheries Officer at AFCD. [...]
2007-03-23 11:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCH EFIS HK KTIA PHSA SENV
07HONGKONG900EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 06:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG913EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 05:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG915EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HANG TAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 06:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG971EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TRONIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 08:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: VICTORY WAVE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-01-02 03:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1000EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ROTTER INTERNATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-06-02 08:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1006EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 08:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG1007EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 08:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG1034HONG KONG AVIAN FLU NEWS: RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH,
[...] (U) Summary. A research team led by University of Hong Kong (HKU) scientist, Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, reported a significant breakthrough in treatment for the influenza A/H5N1 virus on June 3, 2008. Dr. Yuen explained that the trial's triple-drug combination administered on infected mice suppress [...]
2008-06-10 07:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1041OUR MACAU AGENDA: EXPANDING RAPIDLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, we have greatly expanded our commitment of time and resources to Macau. In November 2006, we established a "Team Macau" as a platform for interagency coordination. All of the 13 USG agencies represented at post participate in this effort, which was driven i [...]
2008-06-11 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1044EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 01:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG1061HONG KONG H5N1 UPDATE: NEW H5N1 POULTRY INFECTION
[...] (U) Summary: On June 11, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced additional positive test results for H5N1 virus in live poultry in Hong Kong wet markets, bringing the total to four markets infected to date. As a result, all poultry s [...]
2008-06-12 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1067EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LAM LABORATORIES LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-06-13 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1070EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT WING FAT TRADING CO/SHENZHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 08:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1087EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WINSUNY TECH HK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1107IRANIAN DECEPTIVE FINANCIAL PRACTICES - BANK
[...] (S) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Hong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director of Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen on June 17 and June 18. HKTID's Au was familiar with Hong Kong [...]
2008-06-18 11:43:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETEFIN ECON PARM PTER KNNP HK UK CH
08HONGKONG1108COORDINATION KEY TO HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTION IN
[...] (C) Summary: On September 7, Hong Kong will hold its fourth legislative election since the 1997 handover. The various pan-democratic parties will need to coordinate candidate selections and election strategies to maintain their current number of seats (26 of 60) in the Legislative Council (L [...]
2008-06-19 04:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1148MACAU TIP: NEW LAW AND SEMINAR BOOST COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Legislative Assembly (LA) in Macau unanimously passed a new, comprehensive anti-human trafficking law on June 12 that broadens the definition of trafficking crimes, increases punishments for convicted traffickers, and guarantees protections for victims. The new law was gaz [...]
2008-06-24 09:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG119EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ASIA LINK (HONG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 08:50:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1203EGGS THROWN IN PROTEST AS AVIAN FLU PREVENTION
[...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) is proposing significant reform in the live poultry trade following the June 7 finding of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Hong Kong markets for the first time in five years. These "farm to table" changes include a ban on overnight stocking of live pou [...]
2008-07-02 04:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1215SFI PILOT: HONG KONG EAGER FOR STATUS QUO
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Homeland Security Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) Director Richard DiNucci met with Hong Kong Trade and Investment Department (HK TID) Deputy Director General Ngai Wing Chit to reassure Hong Kong of the U.S. Government's commitment to the Secure Freight Initiative p [...]
2008-07-03 08:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETRD EWWT HK
08HONGKONG1216HKMA "LOCKS UP" MELLI BANK, PLC (HK)
[...] (S) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision Arthur Yuen confirmed that HKMA has "locked up" Melli Bank, PLC (HK)'s accounts. While the bank is still officially operational, all transactions now require HKMA approval. HKMA banking supervision [...]
2008-07-03 08:54:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETEFIN ECON CH HK PARM PTER KNNP UK
08HONGKONG1221PANDEMIC PLANNING: HONG KONG RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Consulate General Hong Kong appreciates the updated pandemic planning guidance and clarifications in reftel A, and submits the following response regarding Hong Kong and Macau preparedness and pandemic planning. Post is taking/has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) Consulate Emplo [...]
2008-07-07 01:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1261NEW FINANCE AND TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY ASSAILS
[...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Undersecretary for Finance and the Treasury Julia Leung criticized the political controversy that surrounded the appointment of the six Political Undersecretaries, their salaries and their passports (discussed septel). In a recent meeting with the Deputy Principa [...]
2008-07-11 07:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HK
08HONGKONG1276INFLATION, BDA POSE PROBLEMS FOR MACAU MONETARY
[...] (C) Summary: Inflation and the future of Banco Delta Asia (BDA) are the Macau Monetary Authority's (AMCM) most pressing problems. BDA's anti-money laundering (AML) regime has regressed since AMCM was forced to return management control of the bank in September 2007. Controlling shareholder [...]
2008-07-14 11:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON MO NK CH
08HONGKONG134HKMA SAYS CHINESE REGULATORS MOVING BACKWARDS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officials share U.S. concerns about tighter restrictions emanating from the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and said CSRC officials score political points for resisting U.S. demands. HKMA is lobbying the Chinese Banking Regulat [...]
2008-01-22 11:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG1368REPORTED THEFT OF CESIUM-137 FROM HONG KONG
[...] (C/NF) On Monday, July 21, 2008, the Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) and a NFATC Crisis Management Team Leader paid a liaison visit to the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Headquarters in advance of two crisis management exercises at the U.S. Consulate [...]
2008-07-25 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC HK
08HONGKONG1506EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WINDWAY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-15 02:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1507EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BOSCH SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-15 02:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1540EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK PEIPORT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 09:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG155MACAU PROSECUTES FIRST TIP CASE AND JOINS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Macau Public Prosecutions Office (PPO) announced January 17, 2008 that it had charged the first-ever suspect in a case of international human trafficking through Macau. According to "Macau Daily News," a Vietnamese woman was charged with human trafficking after she recruite [...]
2008-01-25 01:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1553 MACAU FOLLOWS HONG KONG LEAD AND ELIMINATES WINE AND BEER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Monday August 25, Macau will terminate its 15 percent CIF duty and join Hong Kong as members of the extremely limited club of tax-free importers of wine and beer. Macau's move will greatly simplify the transshipments of wine and beer between the two vibrant Special Administrati [...]
2008-08-22 00:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR HK CH
08HONGKONG1599UNDERSTANDING HONG KONG'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's fourth Legislative Council (Legco) elections on September 7 will directly affect the pace and direction of the Special Autonomous Region's democratic development. Legco's convoluted election system -- one that confuses most Hong Kong voters -- creates its own campa [...]
2008-08-29 09:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1630HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Polling suggests Hong Kong voters are putting livelihood issues and a candidate's ability to work with Beijing ahead of democratic reform. On this basis, the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, which can provide constituent services throu [...]
2008-09-04 08:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV HK
08HONGKONG1653OUTLOOK FOR HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The pan-democratic camp should hold on to at least a third of the 60 seats in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) Elections, narrowly depriving pro-government and pro-Beijing forces the 2/3 supermajority required to change the Basic Law and electoral arrangements. The cruc [...]
2008-09-05 11:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1654DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S LEGCO ELECTION STRATEGY: METHOD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The Democratic Party's (DPHK) decision to run multiple slates in the same geographic constituencies (GC) in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) elections appears less self-destructive when explained by either the appeal of a candidate to a particular GC locale [...]
2008-09-05 11:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HK
08HONGKONG1666LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS: DEMOCRATS NARROWLY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: By holding on to 23 of the Legislative Council's (Legco) 60 seats, Hong Kong's pan-democratic caucus has saved its 1/3 "blocking minority" -- barely. While the government will not be able to dictate the terms of electoral and other constitutional reforms, the democrat [...]
2008-09-08 11:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1679HONG KONG FINANCIAL COMMUNITY REACTS POSITIVELY TO
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's financial community responded positively to the USG's assumption of control over the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, believing that the announced arrangement might stabilize the stock, property and credit markets in the U.S. over at least the short term. The chi [...]
2008-09-09 10:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1688HONG KONG FINANCIAL SECRETARY PRAISES USG'S
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang told local Chinese bankers on September 9 that he supports the USG's assumption of control over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. He said the move calmed the concerns of global investors holding debt instruments issued by Fannie/Freddie, but he for [...]
2008-09-10 10:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1712PRO-BEIJING CHINESE PRESS IN HONG KONG BLAME U.S.
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed slightly down on September 12 and lost almost 3 percent during the trading week. Two local pro-Beijing newspapers blamed U.S. and other Western financial institutions for exacerbating recent downturns in global financial markets, as they liqui [...]
2008-09-12 11:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1719LEHMAN TRADING OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN HONG KONG;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 5.4 percent on September 16, mirroring losses in other major global markets in the wake of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy. HK's market regulatory authorities suspended Lehman's stock and option trading licenses and restricted financial [...]
2008-09-16 11:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1726HKG ASSUMES WATCH OVER AIG'S LARGE LOCAL SUBSIDIARY
[...] Summary: Sharp declines in locally listed Mainland banking and insurance stocks drove the Hang Seng Index (HSI) down 3.6 percent on September 17, while HKG authorities intensified their oversight of AIG's very large local operating subsidiary, AIA. Local media reported that the HKG's Office of [...]
2008-09-18 00:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1727HK OFFICIALS TELL DEPUTY SECRETARY OF CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary visited Hong Kong,s container port and discussed the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) programs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representatives, HKG officials and a major container port terminal operator on S [...]
2008-09-18 02:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON EWWT PREL ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1729THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and Hong Kong legislators from the pan-democratic and pro-Beijing camps discussed the future of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, priority legislative agenda items, and Hong Kong-China relations. Pan-democratic legislators stressed constitutional reform as the [...]
2008-09-18 04:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP HK CH
08HONGKONG1737HANG SENG ON WILD RIDE; BANK OF EAST ASIA SHARES SUSPENDED
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 7.4 percent during the morning trading session on September 18, before recovering to close roughly flat for the day. Trading in shares of HK's largest independent local bank, Bank of East Asia (BEA),were suspended related to an "unauthorized man [...]
2008-09-18 10:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1746HKMA CHIEF JOSEPH YAM ON USG MARKET INTERVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 10:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1747BEIJING INCREASES STAKES IN MAINLAND BANKS, HANG SENG
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HIS) closed up 9.6 percent on September 19 and ended the week down only 25 points at 19,328. Market gains were heavily influenced by Beijing's publicly announced purchase of shares in three large state-owned banks. Short-term interbank loan rates eased an [...]
2008-09-19 10:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1757 PROTESTERS ANGRY OVER LOSSES RELATED TO LEHMAN-
[...] Summary: On September 21, Hong Kong's Democratic Party (DP) organized a protest by approximately 500 individuals who hold a structured debt instrument issued by Lehman Brothers. They claimed the investment's risk profile was misrepresented to them by the local commercial banks who distributed [...]
2008-09-22 11:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1762 LEHMAN MINIBOND CHORUS INTENSIFIES; LOCAL ECONOMIST
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's leading Chinese-language newspaper reported on September 23 that 50,000 local investors hold approximately USD 3.2 billion of "minibonds" issued by bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers (reftel). At a September 22 town hall meeting organized by Hong Kong's Democratic Pa [...]
2008-09-23 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1763EXPORT CONTROL REGIME DENIAL INFORMATION: SHARING
[...] (S) Summary: Since 1999, the USG has undertaken to share with the Hong Kong government (HKG) consolidated information regarding U.S. denials of trade of sensitive proliferation-linked technologies. This has contributed to a useful two-way exchange of information with an effective licensing a [...]
2008-09-23 11:53:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPARM ETTC MTCRE PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG1764HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]
2008-09-23 11:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG1775HONG KONG SEEKS TO MODERNIZE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The HKG recently closed its written public comment period on several proposals to modernize and strengthen Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (CO). The proposed amendments largely concern the digital transmission of copyrighted materials, especially via the Internet. Many Internet [...]
2008-09-24 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1776 SKITTISH DEPOSITORS LINE UP OUTSIDE BANK OF EAST ASIA
[...] Summary: A rumor from undetermined sources spread throughout Hong Kong on September 24 that two local retail banks have "excessive exposures" to Lehman Brothers-backed structured finance products. The rumor, which named only the Bank of East Asia (BEA),resulted in hundreds of local depositors [...]
2008-09-24 11:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG179HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]
2008-01-28 06:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG1790RUN ON BEA BANK SLOWS; HONG KONG TO INVESTIGATE
[...] Summary: Following reassuring comments by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other key government and bank officials regarding the Bank of East Asia (BEA),public sentiment has calmed a bit today. Depositors continued to line up at BEA branches to withdraw their savings on September [...]
2008-09-25 11:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ECON HK CH
08HONGKONG1801BEA RUN ENDS, LEHMAN MINIBOND COMPLAINTS GATHER STEAM
[...] SUMMARY: Support from the Hong Kong Government, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and tycoon Li Ka-shing appear to have put an end to the run on Bank of East Asia (BEA). BEA Chairman David Li put cash withdrawals at less than one percent of BEA's total deposits. Holders of Lehman Bros.-issued "minibo [...]
2008-09-26 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1812HONG KONG AND MAINLAND SIGN ENERGY MOU, EXXONMOBIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCH ECON ENRG HK
08HONGKONG1819HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS
[...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Principal Trade Officer Billy K.S. Au to deliver reftel demarche on Jetpower, adding that Jetpower's offices are located in the same building as two other companies on the Department of Commerce's Unverified List: Free Components and V [...]
2008-09-30 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG1823Hang Seng Plummets, Rebounds on Expected New U.S. Bailout
[...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index opened down sharply on news that the U.S. Congress had rejected a USD 700 billion rescue plan and word of the subsequent collapse in the U.S. and European stock markets. The Hang Seng Index opened at 980 points or 5.5 percent lower, and fell even further in early [...]
2008-09-30 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG183MACAU'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Macau Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of [...]
2008-01-28 11:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG1832CONSUL GENERAL DONOVAN'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON
[...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on Secretary of Security Ambrose Lee September 30, Consul General Joe Donovan stressed the importance the USG attaches to its deep and broad cooperation with Hong Kong across a wide range of law enforcement, legal and security matters. Secretary Lee con [...]
2008-10-02 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS HK
08HONGKONG1833Hang Seng Unimpressed by Rescue Bill, HKMA Measures Push
[...] Summary: Though the U.S. Senate approved the market rescue bill before the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading day, local investors remained cautious. The Hang Seng Index failed to make a strong rebound. The five new measures implemented by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (ref A) to [...]
2008-10-02 10:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG186 FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is on the brink of initiating the formal process for establishing mandatory labeling for biotech foods. This step could seriously undermine sales to this 8th-largest market for U.S. value-added agric [...]
2008-01-29 07:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
08HONGKONG1866Hang Seng Plummets, HKMA Cuts Base Rate but HIBOR Still Up
[...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index followed the other Asian markets down sharply on Wednesday, falling 8.16 percent. The IMF's warning that losses from U.S. loans and securitized assets could reach US$1.4 trillion appeared to drive investors to dump shares. In a presentation in Hong Kong, the IMF u [...]
2008-10-08 10:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1875Hang Seng Recovers, but HIBOR remains High
[...] Summary: The Hang Seng bounced back by 3.3 percent in response to the coordinated action by major central banks. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tseng warned, however, that the financial crisis had yet to hit Hong Kong. Despite central bank easing, interbank liquidity in Hong Kong remaine [...]
2008-10-09 11:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1886Hang Seng in Biggest Slide since Asia Financial Crisis
[...] Summary: The Hang Seng fell another 7.7 percent on Friday, October 10, capping its biggest weekly slide since the Asian Financial Crisis. HIBOR remained high, despite HKMA efforts to assure banks have access to short-term capital. Hong Kong economic leaders predicted worse to come, advising [...]
2008-10-10 10:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1909Tsang Policy Address Warns of Tough Times Ahead, Hang Seng
[...] Summary: After a strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index slipped on Wednesday to close at 15988.30, down 834 points or 4.96 percent on the day. HIBOR fell slightly, but remained high. The British government's announcement that it would inject capital into the banking secto [...]
2008-10-15 10:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1925HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PUSHES BANKS TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government officials, in response to recurring public demonstrations by angry purchasers of Lehman "minibonds," have encouraged distributing commercial banks to buy back these structured debt instruments at some percentage of their face value. Many of the banks are re [...]
2008-10-17 11:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1933"BORING" HONG KONG POLICY ADDRESS DODGES
[...] (C) Summary: Consensus among Hong Kong's public and politicians was that Chief Executive Donald Tsang's October 15 Policy Address was dull. Pundits had long anticipated virtually all of Tsang's main points. The only proposal arousing heated debate was his suggestion that an increase in a gr [...]
2008-10-20 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1950THE RISE AND FALL OF HONG KONG'S LIBERAL PARTY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: As the saying goes, the Liberal Party (LP) is "not quite dead, but not at all well." Pummeled at the ballot box September 7, the LP was viewed by voters as the party of government collusion with big business in a Legislative Council (LegCo) election marked by working- [...]
2008-10-22 07:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1962MACAU GAMING BOOM THREATENED BY RESTRICTED VISAS,
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino executives, Macau government officials and gaming industry experts tell us new constraints are harming continued growth in Macau's gaming industry. While gaming has driven Macau's double-digit economic growth in recent years, gaming company executives said the PRC's re [...]
2008-10-23 10:19:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO CH
08HONGKONG1970Hang Seng Falls to Lowest Level in Six Years
[...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index dropped over 13 percent the week of October 20-24. On the good side, HIBOR fell to just 0.8 percent for overnight but was still 3.6 percent for one month lending, suggesting that the recent HKMA liquidity injection was having only marginal benefits for interbank l [...]
2008-10-24 11:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1983Hang Seng Plummets 12.7 percent, Largest Drop Since 1989
[...] The Hang Seng Index plummeted as much as 15 percent to a low of 10,685 before recovering slightly to finish the day down 1602.54 points, or 12.7 percent, at 11,015.84. This marked the largest single-day drop since the Tiananmen Incident in 1989. No one was spared, but Chinese corporate stock [...]
2008-10-27 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1984HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY CHIEF SEEKS TO BOOST
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told U.S. Treasury Undersecretary David McCormick October 23 that Hong Kong's banking system is sound and that recent HKMA measures are designed to boost investor and depositor confidence rather than address structural [...]
2008-10-27 10:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1989WOES-R-US: HONG KONG TOY MANUFACTURERS LAMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based toy manufacturers and one of their industry representative organizations recently described a "perfect storm" hitting manufacturing facilities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of mainland China. They predicted many more Guangdong factories would close in comin [...]
2008-10-28 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1991Hang Seng Bounces 14.35 percent, Regains Monday's Losses
[...] A day after the biggest single day drop in the Hang Seng Index since 1989, the Index regained all of what it had lost on Monday and more. By the end of Tuesday trading, the Hang Seng Index was up 14.35 percent to 12,596, a gain of 1580 points, the largest one day gain since 1997. Volume was [...]
2008-10-28 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1999HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]
2008-10-29 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2002HONG KONG COURTS TAIWAN BUSINESSES, TRAVELERS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced several initiatives to strengthen relations and foster cooperation with Taiwan in his October 15 Policy Address. This year's speech marks the first time Taiwan has been mentioned in the Policy Address and is widely viewe [...]
2008-10-30 08:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK TW CH
08HONGKONG2003Hang Seng Rockets Up 13 percent.
[...] Following a moderate gain of 0.84 percent on Wednesday, the Hang Seng Index jumped almost 13 percent on Thursday, to finish up 1628 points at 14,329, up 12.82 percent. The Federal Reserves 50 basis point cut helped, but had been widely expected. The Chinese Central Bank announcement that it [...]
2008-10-30 10:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2010HONG KONG RESIDENTS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR
[...] Summary: Though they continue to assure the public that Hong Kong's financial foundation is sound, senior Hong Kong government (HKG) finance officials warned the global financial crisis would strike further blows to Hong Kong's economy. The latest government interest rate cut of 50 basis poin [...]
2008-10-31 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2021HKMA PROPOSES REVOKING DELTA ASIA CREDIT'S BANKING
[...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced October 24 that it had revoked the appointment of the government-installed manager of Delta Asia Credit (DAC) and was proposing revocation of DAC's authorization as a deposit-taking company. DAC now returns to control of its sha [...]
2008-11-03 09:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL
08HONGKONG2027HKG FEARS FINANCIAL CENTER AMBITIONS AT RISK FROM
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) is expected to decide November 12 whether to launch an investigation of bank misconduct in the sale of Lehman Bros.-issued minibonds. Local press has been filled for weeks with tragic stories of elderly investors who lost their life-sav [...]
2008-11-04 09:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HK
08HONGKONG2034 Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong stock market responded positively to Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. Presidential election, though commentators raised concerns that U.S. trade policy would become more protectionist. The HKMA has intervened several times over the past three days as demand for HK$ inc [...]
2008-11-05 11:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2045HKSARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO
[...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. We will forward the original, and fax a copy, to EAP/CM. 2. Begin text: Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of A [...]
2008-11-07 00:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV HK
08HONGKONG2051U.S. ASSISTS HONG KONG TO MONITOR AIR POLLUTION
[...] (U) Summary: Air pollution levels in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) remain high, though slightly improved from last year, according to data recently released jointly by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong (GDEPB). A U.S. E [...]
2008-11-07 08:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY HK CH
08HONGKONG2060MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND CHINA;
[...] U.S. president-elect Obama and China 2. Financial tsunami 3. U.S. presidential election HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2008-11-10 09:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2061MACAU SARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO
[...] (U.) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Macau Special Administration Region Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah (Edmund Ho). We will forward the original, and fax a copy, to EAP/CM. 2. Begin Text, The Honourable Barack Obama President-elect of the Uni [...]
2008-11-10 09:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV HK
08HONGKONG2071HONG KONG LABOR RIGHTS GROUP PUSHING COLLECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: A leading local advocate for labor rights in mainland China has begun to use the mainland's Labor Contract Law (LCL) of 2008 to organize workers in Guangdong province. His organization plans to target a successful foreign manufacturer that can become a model for future collective [...]
2008-11-12 09:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV CH
08HONGKONG2083 Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily
[...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]
2008-11-14 11:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2084 CORRECTED COPY: Hong Kong Officials Join G20 Meeting As
[...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]
2008-11-14 11:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2092US PROSECUTOR SHARES ANTI-TIP EXPERTISE WITH HONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Justice prosecutor James Felte, a specialist in human trafficking cases, shared his first-hand experience in a series of meetings and seminars in Hong Kong and Macau November 3-4. Felte conducted a seminar on effective strategies for investigating and prosecuting [...]
2008-11-17 06:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG HK MC
08HONGKONG2093LEHMAN MINIBONDS CRISIS SPURS LEGCO TO USE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 08:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON HK
08HONGKONG2094MACAU'S MIDDLE CLASS MOVES TO STAKE OUT THE MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Newly-emergent political coalition Civic Power seeks to represent Macau's formerly silent middle class by staking out a position between the SAR's marginal democratic movement and the traditional, pro-establishment social organizations that dominate SAR politics. The [...]
2008-11-17 08:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI MC
08HONGKONG2100MEDIA REACTION: G20; NORTH KOREA
[...] G-20 2. North Korea HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2008-11-18 08:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2109MACAU ARTICLE 23 LEGISLATION: A DISTURBING
[...] (C) Summary and comment: To meet the requirement of Article 23 of its Basic Law, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government put forth a draft "Law for Safeguarding National Security" in a consultation document released October 22. Macau observers see three deficiencies in the governme [...]
2008-11-20 05:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
08HONGKONG2121HONG KONG SHIFTING TOWARD VOLUNTARY RULES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has postponed efforts to enact legislative amendments to protect copyrighted materials in the digital realm. The government instead seeks to use its recently established tripartite forum (including internet service providers, content providers, and [...]
2008-11-21 03:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2123MACAU/HUMAN TRAFFICKING: PRESSING AHEAD WITH
[...] Summary and comment: The Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) is making progress on assistance programs for human trafficking victims and on increasing public awareness of the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue. Having passed their landmark anti-TIP law in June (reftel),MSA [...]
2008-11-21 06:57:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG MC
08HONGKONG2126MACAU ARTICLE 23: DELAYING TACTICS FROM AN
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Some democratic activists, journalists, and a few lawyers oppose the draft Article 23 national security legislation proposed by the Macau government October 22 (reftels). Bill opponents are pushing first to extend the consultation period from 40 to 90 days, hoping to [...]
2008-11-21 07:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
08HONGKONG2129Hong Kong Market Report - Officials Encourage Banks to
[...] Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Joseph Yam told Legco members this morning that he would introduce two new measures to encourage additional bank lending to SMEs in Hong Kong. Despite the global financial turmoil, the HKMA managed to minimize its investment losses. The HKMA control [...]
2008-11-21 11:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG213HONG KONG: CHINA'S FIRST DEMOCRACY?
[...] (C) Summary: The December 29 National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision setting the timetable for implementation of universal suffrage has refocused the political debate in Hong Kong, deftly defusing the issue. The Hong Kong Government (HKG) appears confident that it has s [...]
2008-02-01 05:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
08HONGKONG2145EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSD BROAD
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-11-26 05:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2146EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CAM IC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 08:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2147EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHARE HK LTD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 08:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2156HK Market Update, Nov. 28 -- More RMB Business in HK?
[...] Summary: In recent meetings, HKMA Chief Joseph Yam asked Beijing officials to allow expanded RMB business in Hong Kong, but local analysts are skeptical that Beijing will respond positively. Standard Chartered Bank is proposing to raise HKD 20 billion in the equity markets in a plan that could [...]
2008-11-28 10:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2170HONG KONG ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION; HKG
[...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong government's third quarter economic report, released November 21, confirmed that Hong Kong has officially slipped into a recession, with seasonally adjusted growth falling by 0.5 percent, after a drop of 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2008. Private consumptio [...]
2008-12-02 03:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG2195EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PIONEER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 07:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2197DEMOCRATS WIN THE FRONTIER BUT MAY LOSE ON EXCO
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Emily Lau's "The Frontier" political movement came to an all-but-official end this past weekend, with Lau and her senior colleagues formally leaving the group and joining the Democratic Party (DPHK). While observers have long believed a consolidation of pan-democratic [...]
2008-12-05 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG2198Lawsuits, Layoffs and Interest Rate Hikes in Hong Kong
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Association of Banks has reportedly suggested postponing plans to buy back Lehman minibonds, while a an American law firm has contacted Hong Kong investors, offering to explore the possibility of filing a class action lawsuit in the U.S. against HSBC. Financial Secretary [...]
2008-12-05 11:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2208HK HEALTH SECRETARY ON AVIAN INFLUENZA, MELAMINE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary for Food, Health and Welfare York Chow discussed with the Consul General Hong Kong Government (HKG) eQrts to detect and prevent an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI); melamine contamination and health care reform are also at the top of the Health Bureau agenda, Chow said, [...]
2008-12-08 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO CH HK
08HONGKONG2211U.S. PRODUCT SAFETY COMPLIANCE: BEARABLE FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with a Congressional Staff Delegation to Hong Kong, Wal-Mart executives promised timely compliance with all regulatory requirements under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. They assured the Staffdel that all food products on the compan [...]
2008-12-09 00:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG2213FORMER LEGCO PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HONG KONG'S
[...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) President Rita Fan sees Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang's reluctance to accept LegCo's legitimate role in Hong Kong's governance as the main cause of the deteriorating legislative-executive relationship. Fan argues it is a politicia [...]
2008-12-09 05:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2216HONG KONG'S NPC AND CPPCC DEPUTIES: MORE THAN A
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's delegates to the National People's Congress (NPC),and to a lesser extent, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),have seen a gradual shift both in Beijing's and the Hong Kong people's expectations of their role and influence. Until a few years [...]
2008-12-09 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2222AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]
2008-12-10 10:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2223 CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH HONG KONG
[...] (U) Summary: Secretary for Food and Health York Chow discussed with the Consul General restrictions on U.S. beef, the threat to U.S. exports of packaged foods posed by Hong Kong's new nutritional labeling law, and shared food safety concerns regarding imports from the Mainland, during an intro [...]
2008-12-11 00:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR HK CH
08HONGKONG2229HONG KONG ON MACAU ARTICLE 23: THROUGH A GLASS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong activists are watching Macau's deliberations over Basic Law Article 23 legislation with a mixture of concern and diffidence, mostly centered on the issue of whether Macau is a dress rehearsal for Hong Kong. On the one hand, Hong Kong activists have voiced mo [...]
2008-12-11 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MC HK
08HONGKONG2237AVIAN FLU H5N1 STRAIN CONFIRMED IN HK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary confirmed on December 11 that the H5 Avian Influenza (AI) virus responsible for the deaths of over 200 chickens on December 9 was the H5N1 strain. No human associated cases of Avian Influenza have been reported. The source of the virus outbreak re [...]
2008-12-12 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2238US Auto Bailout Drives Hang Seng Volatility
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong government's announcement that it would greatly expand an SME loan guarantee program pushed Hong Kong stocks higher this week, before profit taking and news that the U.S. Senate had rejected a bill to bail out U.S. automakers drove the market down on Friday. Hong Kong ec [...]
2008-12-12 12:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2248MEDIA REACTION: US AUTO INDUSTRY; DIRECT LINKS BETWEEN
[...] US auto industry 2. Direct links between mainland China and Taiwan HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2008-12-15 08:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2258MSARG SUBMITS REVISED ARTICLE 23 BILL TEXT TO
[...] (C) Summary and comment: After reviewing public comments regarding the Basic Law Article 23 draft text issued in October, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) formally tabled a revised bill with the Legislative Assembly (LA) December 17. The LA will begin consideration o [...]
2008-12-17 10:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH
08HONGKONG227EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIKARI
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-02-04 08:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2274EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EVA HSIAO/EDOM
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-12-19 08:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2276A Beijing Bailout for Hong Kong
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority cut its Base Rate to 0.5 percent, following the US Fed's cut earlier this week. Local banks did not follow suit. The Hong Kong monetary base continued to expand as investors seek a safe haven for their cash. Both Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC w [...]
2008-12-19 12:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2277HONG KONG RELUCTANT TO EXTEND SFI PILOT
[...] (C) Summary: In negotiations with the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) team, Hong Kong officials said they are not interested in extending the SFI pilot program beyond its agreed April 30, 2009 term. Hong Kong officials cited minimal evidence of trade facilita [...]
2008-12-22 00:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HK
08HONGKONG2278LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PACIFIC RIM SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See Paragraph 2. 2. (U) Action request: Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible information the individual listed below engaged in acts that constitute gross violations of human rights. The individual is a candidate for the Pacific Rim Secur [...]
2008-12-22 08:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR HK
08HONGKONG2289FOLLOW-UP ON HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING
[...] (S) Econ unit chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au December 22 to advise the Hong Kong government that we have no additional information to share on Jetpower shipments to Iran, aside from what was provided in our September 2009 demar [...]
2008-12-22 09:42:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG2307 Staffdel Nelson's Meetings on Melamine in Hong Kong
[...] Summary: A U.S. House of Representatives staff delegation from the Energy and Commerce Committee traveled to Hong Kong in early December to investigate melamine contamination in Chinese food products. The U.S. Consulate General arranged meetings with Hong Kong government (HKG) officials, leg [...]
2008-12-24 05:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG2320EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXODUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 00:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2321EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: VICTORY WAVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 00:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG248CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]
2008-02-06 09:51:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG254CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]
2008-02-11 01:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG255TIP, MONEY LAUNDERING, PROTECTING AMCITS: CG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive and friendly meeting January 29 with Macau's chief executive, Edmund Ho, Consul General Cunningham received positive initial reactions to our plans to expand contacts with the growing American community there and to strengthen liaison with the Macau government to e [...]
2008-02-11 02:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG259PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMFORTABLE WITH U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham on January 30 that Beijing was comfortable with the rapid rise of U.S. and other foreign investment in Macau's gaming and tourism industry and, despite some stresses as Macau society [...]
2008-02-12 08:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG270EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MILLIONBOND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-02-13 07:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG282HKEX PROFITS/AVOIDS POLITICAL RISK IN SEARCH FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) enjoyed it's most profitable year ever in 2007, buoyed by fees from dramatically increased trading volumes. Although total value of funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) fell from the record levels of 2006, the total number of IP [...]
2008-02-14 09:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK IR
08HONGKONG3118MIXED REACTION TO NPCSC DECISION ON HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's pan-democratic parties reacted with disappointment and frustration to the December 29 PRC National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision to defer universal suffrage for the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) until 2017, and for the Legislative Council (Leg [...]
2008-01-01 23:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG336EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: REMARKABLE MASK TECHNOLOGY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-02-25 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG368HONG KONG INPUT ON NEW REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Hong Kong provides the following input for reports required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. No.110-140). 2. (SBU) Sections and Staff: The combined Economic-Political Section (EP),enhanced by regular involvement by [...]
2008-02-28 07:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ABUD APER HK
08HONGKONG378ELECTORAL REFORM TASK GROUP CONVENES, DEMOCRATS'
[...] (C) Summary: The February 28 initial session of Hong Kong's newly created "Task Group on Constitutional Development" did not produce any tangible results. Tasked with development of proposals for limited reform of the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (Legco) elections, the 3 [...]
2008-02-29 08:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG403HONG KONG NGO'S CONCERNED ABOUT PRISON LABOR AND
[...] (C) Summary: Work study programs in China are among the most troubling, under researched and uncorrected human trafficking cases there, but exploitation in prison labor programs, as well as abuses of Indonesian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong contribute to the problem in the region. Th [...]
2008-03-05 01:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
08HONGKONG4082008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]
2008-03-05 08:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG41EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FIRE SERVICES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-01-08 04:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG411EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: WALASEY LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-03-06 01:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG459BDA - MACAU'S DISGRACED BANK LACKS COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: In the course of a March 3-7 Government Accountability Office (GAO) visit, Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private sector players criticized section 311 of the Patriot Act as a blunt and unwieldy tool and the U.S. handling of the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case as non-t [...]
2008-03-12 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETECON EFIN PREL KJUS MC
08HONGKONG467EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-03-13 08:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG468EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-03-13 08:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG469EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HKSAR MARINE DEPARTMENT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-03-13 08:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG470INFLUENZA IN HONG KONG: EXPERT GROUP APPOINTED,
[...] (U) Summary. Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, has established an expert working group within the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to study three recent fatalities during this current peak influenza season. In a late-night March 12 press conference, Secretary Chow ann [...]
2008-03-13 09:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG510MACAU: BEIJING'S STEPPING STONE TO LUSOPHONES,
[...] (C) Summary: Professor Ivo Carneiro, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations at Macau's Inter-University Institute, recently told us that Beijing's goals for Macau include: (1) closer integration with the Pearl River Delta, especially Zhuhai; (2) expanding trade links with overse [...]
2008-03-18 08:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CH MC HK
08HONGKONG511HONG KONG/MACAU FLU UPDATE: REGIONAL MEETING,
[...] (U) Summary. Public health officials from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong Province met in Hong Kong on March 17 to discuss prevention and treatment of seasonal influenza following recent developments in Hong Kong and the latest poultry H5N1 outbreaks in Guangdong Province. Macau Secretary for [...]
2008-03-18 08:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG53INTERNAL DISSENT HAMPERS HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: "Reformist" members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party (DP) recently sent an internal memorandum to the party's leaders, expressing deep concern over the party's poor showing in the November 18 district council election (ref a) as well as its overall strategic and policy direction [...]
2008-01-10 03:29:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG564IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel A talking points to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision, Arthur Yuen, on March 27. Yuen confirmed Hong Kong's commitment to supporting the requirements of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran. He not [...]
2008-03-27 23:28:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PARM ETTC KNNP PREL CH
08HONGKONG573VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]
2008-03-28 09:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG575HONG KONG TID ON SPECIALTY STEEL TO NK AND
[...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met March 27 with Billy Au, Trade Officer at Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) to hear an update on Hong Kong investigations of B & F International (suspected of shipping Ti-DSS to North Korea (ref A)) and Hong Kong Most Group (suspected of selling aluminum p [...]
2008-03-28 09:58:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETETTC PARM PREL KN HK IR CH MTCRE
08HONGKONG576HKMA STILL WAITING TO PULL THE PLUG ON BDA'S HK
[...] (C) Summary: Banco Delta Asia's (BDA) Hong Kong-based sister company Delta Asia Credit (DAC) is still unable to conduct business. It remains under management appointed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and DAC's former leadership is now working in Macau with BDA. HKMA says it is con [...]
2008-03-30 23:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG616HONG KONG PANDEMIC PLANNING: CDC VISIT AND OUTREACH
[...] (U) Summary. Lisa Koonin, Infectious Disease Expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited Hong Kong on March 28 to aid post and local U.S. businesses in their pandemic planning efforts. Post convened a meeting of the Consulate's internal Avian Influenza Working [...]
2008-04-03 10:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG706HONG KONG JOURNALIST DESCRIBES PRC-SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary: According to a Hong Kong journalist who participated in the PRC Government-sponsored media visit to Tibet in late March, the primary cause of the riots was ethnic resentment against the Han Chinese by the Tibetans, rather than political differences. The timing of the riots was du [...]
2008-04-18 04:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL CH HK
08HONGKONG728EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG COMPETITION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-04-21 08:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG793MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS
[...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]
2008-05-01 08:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08HONGKONG816EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BIOMERS PTE. LTD.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 00:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG819EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACETONE SOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG820EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG821EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG822EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BESCOM COMPUTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG823EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ADVANCED MATERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG824EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SEISMIC CABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG834TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...]
2008-05-07 09:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH
08HONGKONG836EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OASIS HONG KONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-08 01:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG837EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FABRICATORS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-08 01:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG843EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 08:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG859EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NIKKO TECH.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-13 03:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG880LABOR NGO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY OF PRC-BASED
[...] (C) On May 7, Han Dongfang (strictly protect) and Robin Munro (strictly protect) of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB, strictly protect) discussed ways to strengthen USG outreach and monitoring of CLB projects (funded by the USG) on the mainland with visiting Embassy Beijing laboff [...]
2008-05-15 08:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG894MFA COMMISSIONER IN MACAU RESPONDS ON U.S.
[...] (C) PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham in a meeting in Macau on May 15 that the notion of a "consular agent" was still new to China, and would require further deliberation and study by Beijing. China was not yet ready to agree to [...]
2008-05-16 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALCMGT CVIS AMGT AFIN APER PREL HK MC CH
08HONGKONG913EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WING LEE TRADING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-20 05:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG918EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG928EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 07:50:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG929EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SGS HONG KONG LTD
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-21 08:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG966EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FREE COMPONENTS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-28 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG969EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GOLDEN MUTUAL (H.K.)
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-05-29 02:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG988EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTITUTE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 06:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
09HONGKONG1EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DRAGON WELL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-01-02 03:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1009EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: UNIQUEST HONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-04 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1010EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NABOND TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1011EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SUNFLY ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-04 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1016DELTA ASIA CREDIT: HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FIGHTS BACK
[...] (C) Summary: Econ Unit Chief and Econ Officer delivered the newly declassified version of the 2005 non-paper on Banco Delta Asia (originally delivered in September 2005) to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Banking Supervision Department Executive Director Nelson Man on June 4. Man is confid [...]
2009-06-05 06:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KN MC HK
09HONGKONG1022HONG KONG JUNE 4 CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: SHINE ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: As many as 150,000 people attended Hong Kong's annual June 4 candlelight vigil, a number not seen since the first vigil here in 1990. Observers believe the significance of the twentieth anniversary of June 4 was the key factor bringing back those whose attendance had [...]
2009-06-05 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1031HONG KONG FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR TAFT FUND FOR
[...] Summary: At PRM/ANE request, Post has coordinated with Hong Kong's Christian Action NGO on their proposal for a project to increase the capacity of their Chungking Mansions Service Center to address the needs of vulnerable women and children among Hong Kong's refugee and asylum-seeker populati [...]
2009-06-08 06:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1046EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMEN VERIFICATION: IMAX TECHNICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1047EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1048EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1049EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1050EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-10 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1059EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phi [...]
2009-06-11 08:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1061EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLEX-IN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1062EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1063EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ALTUS AUTOMATION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1064EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SMITH ASSOCIATES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-11 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1065HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST LOCAL H1N1
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) announced the first confirmed local transmission of H1N1 in Hong Kong on June 10, followed by confirmation on June 11 that 12 students were infected in a cluster of cases at the same school. The HKG announced a series of additional steps as required by [...]
2009-06-12 00:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC KFLO PREL PINR HK CH
09HONGKONG1066HONG KONG: H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED
[...] Summary. The recent and ongoing H1N1 outbreak has loomed large on the consciousness of the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and its citizens. This issue was especially sensitive in Hong Kong, given the collective memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003. Our task became more difficult when public and [...]
2009-06-12 00:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09HONGKONG1074EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-06-12 08:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1075HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - EAC MEETING IN RESPONSE TO
[...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met June 12 to review pandemic tripwires and reassess our readiness in response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement of a Phase 6 Pandemic Alert and the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) announcement of community transmission (Reftel A),bot [...]
2009-06-12 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF
09HONGKONG1078MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE -- NO CONTEST
[...] (C) With Prosecutor General Ho Chio-meng's decision not to enter the race, former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on is almost certain to be Macau's next Chief Executive (CE). The June 11 deadline for any senior Macau official to resign his or her position in order [...]
2009-06-12 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH MC
09HONGKONG1089MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; G8 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING
[...] Iran 2. G8 finance ministers meeting HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-06-15 09:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG11HONG KONG DEMOCRATS DENIED ENTRY TO MACAU FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Over twenty Hong Kong activists, including nine legislators, traveling to Macau to participate in a rally opposing Macau's Article 23 legislation were denied entry December 20, Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. A Macau government press release indicated the g [...]
2009-01-02 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK MC
09HONGKONG1103HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO TIP RANKING
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post met with Principal Assistant Secretary for Security W.H. Chow June 16 to inform him of Hong Kong's TIP ranking downgrade and provide a preview of Hong Kong's narrative in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. 2. (SBU) Principal Assistant Secretary Chow [...]
2009-06-16 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK
09HONGKONG1104HONG KONG'S SLOW ROAD TO RMB INTERNATIONALIZATION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: With the Hong Kong economy shrinking as a result of reduced financial and trade flows, local policymakers are looking to the Mainland for approval for expanded Renminbi (RMB) use in Hong Kong. Mainland authorities appear to be moving slowly to permit additional RMB t [...]
2009-06-16 09:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG1107HONG KONG CUSTOMS BUSTS ASIA'S FIRST TOP-SITE
[...] Summary: Hong Kong Customs, working with local copyright associations, has for the first time in Asia taken down a "top-site". These high-speed file sharing sites are the top of the digital piracy food chain, distributing the latest high-quality digital content through a highly secure networ [...]
2009-06-17 07:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR PGOV ETRD ECON HK
09HONGKONG1109HK H1N1 UPDATE - LOCAL TRANSMISSION TAKES ROOT,
[...] Summary: H1N1 cases in Hong Kong continue to increase, including new community transmissions, despite school closures. Four secondary schools have now been closed, joining all nursery, kindergarten and primary schools in Hong Kong. Additional secondary schools will be closed as outbreaks oc [...]
2009-06-17 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPA KSAF
09HONGKONG1116MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; BRIC SUMMIT
[...] Iran 2. BRIC summit HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-06-18 06:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1118EDITOR OF "PRISONER OF THE STATE" ON THE FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Bao Pu (son of the late Zhao Ziyang's secretary Bao Tong; strictly protect throughout) believes Beijing leadership have read Zhao's recently-published memoirs, and chosen to do nothing. Bao believes that the revelations in the memoirs, Charter 08, and the increasing [...]
2009-06-18 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG112HONG KONG "MAID LEVY": LEGCO PUSHES THE
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's "maid levy" -- a fee paid by employers of foreign domestic helpers to fund retraining of local workers -- is an odd issue for a constitutional challenge, but it became a battleground between the Legislative Council (LegCo) and the executive branch on who holds the init [...]
2009-01-16 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG113HK'S POWER SECTOR: EMISSIONS AND FUEL CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong,s electrical power providers are on track to meet strict new Hong Kong Government (HKG) air pollution caps, which go into effect on January 1, 2010. The utilities plan to meet the industry-targeted caps by retrofitting pollution control equipment on some coal-fired ge [...]
2009-01-16 09:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET SENV CH HK
09HONGKONG114HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DELAYS CONSULTATION ON 2012
[...] (C) Summary: While taking questions from the Legislative Council (LegCo) January 15, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang announced that, owing to the current financial crisis, the Hong Kong government will delay consultation on electoral reforms for 2012. The decision breaks a pledge [...]
2009-01-16 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1140C-AL9-00948: HONG KONG-TAIWAN ELEVATE TIES TO NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong and Taiwan exchanged groundbreaking visits the first week of June, elevating ties to a new level. Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam became the first principal Hong Kong official to make an official visit to Taiwan since 1 [...]
2009-06-23 07:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK TW
09HONGKONG115HSBC Doubts Hurt Hang Seng
[...] The Hang Seng Index closed Friday, January 16 at 13,255.51, down 12.55 points today with a daily trade of HKD 49 billion. The Index continued its slide, falling 1121.93, or 7.8 percent, this week. Both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs issued reports this week predicting HSBC, Hong Kong's bigge [...]
2009-01-16 12:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1163CHINA'S INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER: HK HOLDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Government's announcement that it would support Shanghai to become an international financial center by 2020 has many in Hong Kong wondering what role the Special Administrative Region will be allowed to play in China's development. Should Hong Kong increase cooperat [...]
2009-06-24 09:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG1164HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - HK SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED,
[...] Summary: The number of H1N1 cases in Hong Kong continues to climb, while Macau has gone from zero cases to eight, including the first instance of community transmission, in the last six days. In response to the continued outbreak in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) announced June 23 [...]
2009-06-24 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF
09HONGKONG1178HONG KONG: EXPORT CONTROLS -- A REVIEW OF CASE DATA
[...] (C) Summary. Twelve years after Hong Kong's return to China, the United States and Hong Kong maintain a close and productive relationship on export control matters. Under the U.S. - Hong Kong Policy Act, as long as the United States Government is satisfied that sensitive technologies are pro [...]
2009-06-26 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ETTC HK PARM PREL
09HONGKONG1204UNSCR 1874: HONG KONG AWAITS BEIJING'S GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) On June 30, EconOffs conveyed reftel A and B points to Wendy Chung, Principal Assistant Secretary, and Anna Chor, Assistant Secretary, at the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB). Chung confirmed that CEDB will take the lead in drafting the HKG's [...]
2009-06-30 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ECON EFIN MNUC KNNP KN HK MC
09HONGKONG1218HONG KONG JULY 1 MARCH: HEAT HALVES HOPED-FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Approximately 50,000 people took to the streets for Hong Kong's annual July 1 Democracy march, up from last year's claimed 47,000 but far short of the 100,000 many were anticipating. Scorching heat may have been a major deterrent. The march differed from 2008's panoply of causes [...]
2009-07-02 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1242009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, HONG KONG
[...] Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy, and the government interferes minimally in the economy. The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing dis-incentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied [...]
2009-01-20 06:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR HK
09HONGKONG1246CHINA GRANTS LAND LEASE FOR NEW UNIVERSITY OF
[...] (U) Summary: The University of Macau (UM) is set to benefit from a unique arrangement that will allow it to build a new campus on nearby Hengqin Island. The Macau SAR government will have jurisdiction over the new campus, despite its location in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Macau Chief Execut [...]
2009-07-08 09:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG1247BLOWING A PROPERTY BUBBLE IN HONG KONG
[...] (U) Summary: After dipping to levels not seen since the 1980s, Hong Kong's property market has rebounded surprisingly strongly over the past three months. Transaction volumes have returned to pre-financial crisis levels and residential property prices, while still down from their 2008 peak, h [...]
2009-07-08 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV HK
09HONGKONG1248HONG KONG INSIDER SAYS EXCO CONVENOR LEUNG WILL
[...] (C) Of the three "non-candidates" to succeed Donald Tsang as Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) in 2012 -- Chief Secretary Henry Tang, Financial Secretary John Tsang, and Executive Council (ExCo) Convenor C.Y. Leung -- Leung has been the most visibly "non-campaigning". While few doubt Leung has hi [...]
2009-07-08 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HK
09HONGKONG1249HONG KONG SUBMITS TAX AMENDMENTS, HOPES TO AVOID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments that will bring Hong Kong into compliance with OECD 2004 standards for Exchange of Tax Information were submitted to the Legislative Council July 8. Hong Kong officials hope these amendments will boost Hong Kong,s competitiveness as an international financial center [...]
2009-07-09 00:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HK
09HONGKONG1266UNSCR 1874: TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (S) Summary: At a July 9 working lunch, Treasury U/S for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey presented Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam with specific examples of North Korean efforts to use HK-based banks, trading companies and individuals to circumv [...]
2009-07-10 08:41:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC HK CH JA KN KS
09HONGKONG1267HK BANKS PROMISE COOPERATION TO LIMIT NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey discussed with Hong Kong banks the risks posed by North Korean deceptive financial conduct and the financial provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1718 and 1874 in meetings [...]
2009-07-10 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV ECON EFIN MNUC HK CH JA KN KS
09HONGKONG128 FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is the 7th largest and 2nd fastest growing market for U.S. value added foods and beverages, importing over U.S.$1.3 billion of these products in 2008. However, Hong Kong Government (HKG) official [...]
2009-01-20 10:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
09HONGKONG1280RMB TRADE SETTLEMENT TAKES OFF IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several Mainland companies have announced renminbi (RMB) trade settlement transactions with partners in Hong Kong in the wake of the July 6 People,s Bank of China (PBOC) authorizing announcement. Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told the Consul Ge [...]
2009-07-14 08:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK CH ETRD
09HONGKONG1281CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON MACAU SECRETARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV CH HK MC
09HONGKONG1282CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON MACAU SECRETARY
[...] (C) In his farewell call on Macau Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan on July 13, the Consul General expressed appreciation for Secretary Chan's hard work in strengthening U.S.-Macau ties in areas such as trafficking in persons and law enforcement. The CG congratulated the [...]
2009-07-14 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV CH HK MC
09HONGKONG129CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced appointment of five new "non-official" members to his Executive Council, Hong Kong's inner cabinet, January 20. The new appointees are heavily weighted towards economic experience and familiarity with the Mainland economy. While one appointe [...]
2009-01-20 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG1296U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH GUANGDONG
[...] (S) Summary: Treasury Undersecretary Levey discussed with Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) President Michael Zink concerns regarding North Korean illicit activity and deceptive financial practices. Zink allowed that GDB's wide branch network may have been used by North Korean entities, but p [...]
2009-07-16 04:00:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV ECON EFIN MNUC HK CH JA KN KS
09HONGKONG1297UNSCR 1874: TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETING WITH HONG
[...] (S) Summary: Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Undersecretary Julia Leung told Treasury U/S Levey on July 10 that the Hong Kong government (HKG) values its cooperative relationship with the USG on North Korea-related issues. She said the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) h [...]
2009-07-16 04:01:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC HK CH JA KN KS
09HONGKONG1303CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON FORMER HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: During the Consul General's farewell call on former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan on July 15, Chan said ethnic and religious conflicts in China are "likely to worsen," and Beijing must rethink its positions on China's religious and ethnic minorities. She said PRC officials [...]
2009-07-16 06:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV CH HK
09HONGKONG1304CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: During the Consul General's farewell call July 15, Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang said Hong Kong's low tax rate doesn't mean it is a tax haven. The government's decision to submit legislation to conform with the latest tax information standards is meant to simplify neg [...]
2009-07-16 06:59:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EFIN HK CH
09HONGKONG131EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE BRIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 00:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1313CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) During the Consul General's July 15 farewell call on Legislative Council (LegCo) President Jasper Tsang, the CG reiterated that the USG attached importance to Chief Executive Donald Tsang's July 2009 statements that he would proceed with political consultations to prepare a constitutional [...]
2009-07-17 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV CH HK
09HONGKONG1314CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON EXCO CONVENER
[...] (C) Summary. In his farewell call on Executive Council (ExCo) Convener C.Y. Leung on July 15, the Consul General and Leung discussed Hong Kong's electoral reform consultations. Leung noted that Beijing plays a major role, but that there has been a lack of progress and Hong Kong is not close to [...]
2009-07-17 09:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG1315CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON HK CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary. During the Consul General's farewell call on July 16, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang expressed appreciation for our close cooperation and highlighted the importance of continued high-level contact between Hong Kong and Washington. Tsang extended an invitation to President Oba [...]
2009-07-17 09:30:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAGR PHUM MARR CH HK
09HONGKONG1317HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST POSSIBLE
[...] Summary: Hong Kong and Macau both continue to see increases in confirmed H1N1 cases. In Hong Kong, the total number of confirmed H1N1 cases surpassed 1,500 on July 16, while Macau is approaching 100 total cases. The number of H1N1 patients admitted to hospitals in Hong Kong continues to sl [...]
2009-07-17 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF
09HONGKONG1318CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON CHIEF SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's Farewell call July 16, Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang thanked the United States for our cooperation on a variety of issues and noted that Hong Kong's close relationship with the United States is based on our shared respect f [...]
2009-07-17 10:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR HK
09HONGKONG1319Norman Chan Announced as New HKMA Chief
[...] SUMMARY: As long expected, the Hong Kong government announced today that Norman Chan will take over as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority when Joseph Yam steps down October 1. Chan, currently serving as Chief Executive Donald Tsang's Chief of Staff, is well qualified having p [...]
2009-07-17 10:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG1322009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, MACAU
[...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Count [...]
2009-01-21 01:53:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR HK
09HONGKONG1331CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary. In the Consul General's farewell call on Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury K.C. Chan on July 17, Chan stated that China appears to be coming out of the financial crisis. "We have hit rock bottom and are now coming back;" however, U.S. consumer spending is s [...]
2009-07-20 08:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HK
09HONGKONG1341MARTIN LEE WORRIES ABOUT THE BASIC LAW, WELCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: During the Consul General's farewell call on July 17, former-Democratic party chief Martin Lee linked his work on behalf of Stanley Ho's sister to the recently revealed 2008 attempt on his life and dismissed speculation that the Chinese government might have had a role in the plo [...]
2009-07-21 07:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM HK CH MC
09HONGKONG1362LABOR TENSIONS RISE IN MACAU OVER PROTECTION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Macau President Steve Jacobs criticized recent labor-related actions by the government of Macau (GOM),local police and Macau's gaming union. He provided details about three separate incidents in June and July 2009 that he believes unfairly targeted his comp [...]
2009-07-23 09:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG1371CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON SECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam assured the Consul General the Hong Kong government will proceed with consultations on political reforms for 2012 by the end of this year. Lam told the CG the reform package, greater Pearl River Delta integ [...]
2009-07-24 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1372CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON MFA ACTING
[...] (C) Summary: In his July 23 farewell call with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Hong Kong office, the Consul General regretted the Central Government Liaison Office's (CGLO) unwillingness to engage the Consulate General. MFA Acting Commissioner Zhan Yongxin assured the CG the United Stat [...]
2009-07-24 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
09HONGKONG1380SECRETARY FOR SECURITY DISMAYED ABOUT HONG KONG
[...] (C) In the Consul General's July 27 farewell call, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee told the CG the Hong Kong government was "deeply puzzled and disappointed" that this year's Trafficking In Persons report downgraded Hong Kong from Tier 1 to Tier 2. Lee said his government did not think the [...]
2009-07-27 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG1381FERNANDO CHUI "ELECTED" SECOND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
[...] (C) While he netted four fewer votes than nominations, former Macau Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on's 282 votes (out of 297 cast) clinched the final stage of his unopposed "election" as the third-term Chief Executive of Macau July 26. Chui is expected to be appro [...]
2009-07-27 09:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG139CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES DELAY IN CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) During a January 21 meeting with Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang, the Consul General noted that our reaction to his decision to postpone starting consultations on 2012 election reforms (reftel) had been low-key. The Consul General explained that our public response was due in l [...]
2009-01-21 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1408MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 07:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1423HKMA WORRIED ABOUT FSB SEAT, ASIAN CENTRAL BANKS
[...] (C) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Hong Kong Consulate General Economic and Political Chief July 29, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Deputy Chief Executive Peter Pang raised his concerns about Hong Kong,s future participation in the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Hong [...]
2009-08-03 08:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV HK CH KS
09HONGKONG1452CPSC CHAIRMAN TENENBAUM INITIATES MOU DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On her first official foreign trip, newly appointed U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Moore Tenenbaum described her vision for CPSC's relations with global manufacturers to Hong Kong industry and government representatives. She proposed establishing a [...]
2009-08-06 07:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1460HONG KONG COMMITTED TO COOPERATION POST-SFI PILOT
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) Deputy Director General Vivian Lau told Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative Director Rich DiNucci on July 23 that Hong Kong [...]
2009-08-07 08:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL HK GB OM EWWT
09HONGKONG1490HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: LOOKING FOR AN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Our contacts tell us the specific reforms for the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (egCo) elections are less important to either thepan-democrats or Beijing than the final format ofthe CE elections for 2017. The Democratic Party (PHK) says they are wi [...]
2009-08-11 06:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1493MACAU PROMISES COOPERATION ON ANTI-MONEY
[...] (C) Summary: Macau Monetary Authority Chairman Anselmo Teng promised continued cooperation on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) initiatives. Macau will pass legislation to allow the Special Administrative Region to share tax information in accordance [...]
2009-08-11 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KCRM MC
09HONGKONG1521(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FAST ATTACK PATROL CRAFT
[...] (S) On August 13, Econ/Pol Chief and EconOff verbally conveyed reftel points to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au. Au commented that the evidence provided appeared "flimsy," but said TID will refer our request to the Hong [...]
2009-08-13 10:54:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPREL PARM ETTC MASS IR HK
09HONGKONG1523(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN
[...] (S) On August 13, Econ/Pol Chief and EconOff delivered reftel points to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au. Au pointed out that, although the items were not controlled by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR),TID wo [...]
2009-08-14 01:08:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA HK IR
09HONGKONG1554HONG KONG PAN-DEMOCRATS DISMISS USING BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: A proposal by the radical League of Social Democrats that five pan-democratic Legislative Council (LegCo) incumbents -- one per geographic constituency -- resign to run for re-election as a "referendum" on democratic reform is not getting any takers, and will likely d [...]
2009-08-18 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1567H1N1 CASES FORCE CLOSURE OF TWO HONG KONG
[...] Hong Kong authorities have ordered the closure of a special school and a child-care center after 16 children and two staff members developed flu-like symptoms and tested positive for H1N1 influenza. The Heep Hong Society Wan Tsui Center for disabled children was closed for seven days after s [...]
2009-08-19 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CASC KFLO KFLU HK CH
09HONGKONG158HONG KONG AIR CARGO AND SEA FREIGHT VOLUMES POST
[...] Summary: Slowing international trade has reduced both air and sea freight volumes in Hong Kong. Hong Kong air cargo shipments declined 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the prior year period, including a drop of 28 percent in December. The largest local air freight carri [...]
2009-01-23 07:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG1587CODEL BERMAN COURTESY CALL ON CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging courtesy call with CoDel Berman August 22, Chief Executive (CE) Tsang expressed concern about legislation under consideration in the United States which would list Hong Kong as a tax haven and plans to restore the Hong Kong Policy Act (HKPA) reporting requireme [...]
2009-08-22 11:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP HK
09HONGKONG159TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009 REVIEW
[...] This cable responds to the action request in reftel: "What are the conditions under which a foreign-affiliated company (i.e. a 50-50 joint venture with a Chinese partner) could claim a benefit under the CEPA to offer services such as IP-VPN in China, as a value-added service supplier?" 2. 2 [...]
2009-01-23 07:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD USTR HK
09HONGKONG1595EXPORT CONTROL CASES: HONG KONG UPDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) On August 20, Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID),Strategic Trade Controls Principal Trade Officer Billy Au informed Consulate General that the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (HKCED) had started reviewing trading do [...]
2009-08-24 07:48:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPREL PARM ETTC MASS MNUC KSCA IR HK
09HONGKONG1596CODEL BERMAN MEETING WITH HONG KONG PAN-DEMOCRATS
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 22 coffee hosted by the Acting Consul General, Hong Kong pan-democratic leaders warned CoDel Berman that Beijing would seek a form of "managed democracy" in Hong Kong which would leave them in control of candidates for Chief Executive. Beijing employs two strategies [...]
2009-08-24 07:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM OREP HK CH
09HONGKONG1601CODEL BERMAN MEETING WITH MACAU SECRETARY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In their August 23 courtesy call with Macau Secretary for Justice and Administration Florinda Chan, CoDel Berman discussed international financial crimes and implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on the DPRK. The delegation also discussed Macau's political developm [...]
2009-08-24 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP MC
09HONGKONG1609MEDIA RECTION: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 08:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1611CHINESE STATE-OWNED AIRLINE MOVES CLOSER TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's State-owned Air China announced August 17 it would purchase a 12.5% stake in Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways from another Chinese State-Owned Enterprise (SOE),CITIC Pacific, for 6.34 billion Hong Kong Dollars (about USD800 million). This acquisition will bring Air Chi [...]
2009-08-26 08:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG1628LAS VEGAS SANDS MOVES TOWARD HONG KONG INITIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) announced on August 20 that it submitted an application to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. The move to sell a minority interest in its Macau-based operations came approximately one month after competitor Wynn Resorts made a similar an [...]
2009-08-27 05:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK CH
09HONGKONG1629MEDIA RECTION: KENNEDY'S DEATH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 08:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG163HKG EXPLAINS BASIS FOR 2012 REFORMS DELAY, PLANS
[...] (C) On January 23, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (CMAB) Joyce Ho reiterated key points made by CE Tsang publicly and to us (reftels) that the public would not want to focus on a controversial issue like constitutional reform during the econom [...]
2009-01-23 08:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1636HONG KONG TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG HK
09HONGKONG1637HK BANKS DELIVER ON COOPERATION TO LIMIT NORTH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Economic Unit Chief and Economic Officer met August 27 with representatives of three Hong Kong banks briefed by U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey in July 2009; HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, and Wing Hang Bank (reftel). The representatives [...]
2009-08-28 09:23:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV ECON EFIN MNUC KS CH JA KN HK
09HONGKONG164MACAU CASINO BOOM SQUELCHED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino industry executives in Macau say the slowing PRC and Hong Kong economies - and related credit crunch - are reducing their revenues even more than PRC visa restrictions imposed in September 2008. The foreign visitor growth rate declined significantly in recent months, a [...]
2009-01-23 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG165HONG KONG'S ANSON CHAN: OUT OF OFFICE BUT STILL IN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 16 meeting with the Consul General, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told us she believes Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang, with or without Beijing's "connivance", will try to drag out the consultation process over democratic reforms in Hong Kong, then fo [...]
2009-01-23 09:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1652H1N1 FORCES MORE SCHOOL CLOSURES. HK MOVING
[...] Hong Kong health authorities instructed Hong Kong International School (HKIS),s Primary School division to close for seven days, due to increased student absences for influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms. Although HKIS Primary School officials told U.S. Consulate staff that there have been o [...]
2009-09-01 11:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CASC CH HK KFLO KFLU
09HONGKONG1658EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JASON ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-02 03:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG166CASINO OPERATORS CRITCAL OF MACAU GOVERNMENT'S
[...] (C) Summary: Seniorgaming industry managers in Macau are disappointd with the Government of Macau's (GOM) gaming reulatory body, th Gaming Inspection and Coordinatio Bureau (known by its Portuguese acronym DICJ). They described DICJ as a lethargic organization hose oversight of junket operator [...]
2009-01-23 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG1667HONG KONG SEEKS INTEGRATION, EXPECTS RMB
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with U.S. Treasury Economic and Financial Emissary David Dollar, Hong Kong financial officials said they do not worry that the Special Administrative Region will be dominated by Shanghai or Guangdong and will continue to pursue closer economic integration and regulat [...]
2009-09-02 10:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG167Hong Kong Market Report: New Year's Gifts for minibond
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced that non-bank financial institution Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Ltd. would buy back all its outstanding Lehman Bros. minibonds from eligible clients at the original investment price. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang [...]
2009-01-23 11:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1679HONG KONG AIR/MARITIME THROUGHPUT CARGO UPDATE -
[...] SUMMARY: According to Hong Kong Government figures, local air and maritime cargo throughput may be recovering from the steep drops seen earlier this year. Maritime cargo volumes fell 14.5 percent year-on-year for July 2009 but increased 8 percent from June. Air cargo throughput in July fell 8 [...]
2009-09-03 07:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1683WINNERS AND LOSERS IN HONG KONG'S LEHMAN MINIBONDS
[...] (C) Summary: A July agreement between 16 Hong Kong banks and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to offer compensation to most Lehman Bros, minibond investors in Hong Kong has been criticized for allowing banks accused of mis-selling to avoid criminal prosecution, but has bee [...]
2009-09-03 10:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV HK
09HONGKONG1687DEATHS CAUSE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW DRUG
[...] (SBU) Summary: A tainted locally manufactured generic drug caused five deaths in March 2009 in Hong Kong and prompted the government to initiate a sweeping review of its drug safety oversight mechanisms. A review committee with a special focus on generic pharmaceuticals will provide specific [...]
2009-09-04 06:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG1720MEDIA RECTION: AFTERMATH OF JAPAN'S ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 08:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1725EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SCITOP INSTRUMENT CO
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-11 02:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1726EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-09-11 02:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1729MACAU AIMS TO IMPROVE ANTI-TIP PROGRAM, ENGAGE NGOS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: New trafficking in persons (TIP) initiatives taken by the Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) demonstrate a continuing commitment to strengthening its anti-TIP program. Macau officials are conducting a self-evaluation of Macau's range of anti-TIP e [...]
2009-09-11 07:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG1730MEDIA RECTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; U.S. POLICY
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. policy HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-09-11 08:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1742DISORDER IN THE COURT: CHIEF JUSTICE ANDREW LI
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong was rocked by Court of Final Appeal Chief Justice Andrew Li's decision, announced at a September 2 press conference, to retire next August, four years earlier than the mandatory age for retirement. Li has led Hong Kong's judiciary through the crucial transition period [...]
2009-09-14 09:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1743U.S. DRUG COMPANIES COMPLAIN ABOUT IPR VIOLATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Executives of U.S. pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck remain critical of the Hong Kong government's (HKG) generic drug approval process, arguing the HKG should require generic drug manufacturers to certify that their products do not violate patents held by a branded drug pr [...]
2009-09-15 03:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG1750CIVIC PARTY TABLES UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE PLAN,
[...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Civic Party became the first organization in Hong Kong to go on record with a roadmap for "true universal suffrage elections." The Civics would see the Chief Executive nominated either by an expanded Election Committee or by petition of a hundred thousand reg [...]
2009-09-15 10:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1777HONG KONG:APEC FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES
[...] SUMMARY: The biggest food security challenge that Hong Kong faces is its dependence on food imports. Hong Kong imports nearly 95% its food requirements, which leaves it exposed to export bans, inflation, food safety threats, and the possibility of global shortages. It addresses these weaknes [...]
2009-09-18 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD KGHG
09HONGKONG178EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TELEVISION AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG179EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: TRACE ELEMENTS SECTION,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1792HONG KONG MEDIA REPORTS UNITED STATES "BLACK HAND"
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong media coverage of a series of articles by Shanghai Fudan University scholars is but the latest in a long-running history of accusing the U.S. government, through the Consulate General, of interfering in Hong Kong's affairs. The usual allegations are that the USG, in le [...]
2009-09-22 07:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL SOCI HK CH
09HONGKONG180EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1807MACAU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: DEMOCRATS
[...] (C) Summary: Results for Macau's September 20 Legislative Assembly (LA) were announced near midnight September 22, after recounting some 6,500 initially rejected ballots. A record 59.9 percent turnout rate proved largely to support the status quo, returning eight incumbents and electing three [...]
2009-09-23 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG181EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: PRODUCT TESTING AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-29 04:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1819MACAU GAMING REVENUES RISE SHARPLY AS LAS VEGAS
[...] (C) Summary: Gaming revenues in Macau rose sharply in August, as the PRC reportedly loosened visa restrictions on Mainlanders wishing to visit the Special Administrative Region. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has restarted its outreach efforts directed at senior PRC officials in Beijing, while its pri [...]
2009-09-24 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MO HK CH
09HONGKONG1824MONEY LAUNDERING: MACAU STRENGTHENS ITS BANK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Macau Monetary Authority (Portuguese acronym AMCM) revised its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) guidelines for financial institutions, effective September 1. The strengthened guidelines now apply to money changers, remitters, and le [...]
2009-09-25 04:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON SOCI KCRM MC
09HONGKONG1829HONG KONG ANALYSTS CREDIT CHINESE STIMULUS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong economic analysts give China full credit for Asia's rebounding economies. The region's financial systems were generally well capitalized and less exposed to toxic assets, making the rebound that much quicker, but with the exception of China, national fiscal stimulus p [...]
2009-09-25 11:20:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG1847PRD COOPERATION BUILDING BUT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seeking to foster deeper economic integration with the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD),Hong Kong government (HKG) and industry leaders have built productive ties over the past several years with Mainland counterparts. Hong Kong contacts say that both sides support [...]
2009-09-30 01:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1854NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT
[...] (C) Summary: A senior Hong Kong government (HKG) official told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on September 10 that a long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) during its upcoming session. The official said the law sho [...]
2009-09-30 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1875HSBC Returns CEO to Hong Kong, China's "Local"
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation's (HSBC) decision to shift its CEO from London to Hong Kong reflects the increasing importance of the Asia market in the bank's strategy. Hong Kong officials praised the move as a vote of confidence in the strength of Hong Kong's fin [...]
2009-10-05 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK CH
09HONGKONG1877HONG KONG ANALYSTS SEE LITTLE SUBSTANCE IN FOURTH
[...] (C) Summary: Analysts in Hong Kong see no significant developments emerging from the Fourth Plenum in late September. Although Xi Jinping was not appointed to the vice-chairmanship of the Central Military Committee (CMC),they believe it is too early to conclude that he will not succeed Pre [...]
2009-10-06 06:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG1878HONG KONG POLICE READY TO PROSECUTE TIP IF VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Hong Kong uses a broader definition of sex trafficking in persons (TIP) than that found in international covenants, its officials across the board insisted to visiting G/TIP officers September 9 that identified sex TIP crimes continue to be rare. Police and immigratio [...]
2009-10-06 06:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK CH
09HONGKONG189HONG KONG/MACAU: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Despite their common colonial past, shared dialect and geographic proximity, Hong Kong and Macau until recently have had minimal high-level official interaction. With Macau's until-recent dynamic economic expansion now putting it on a more equal (and competitive) footing with Hong [...]
2009-01-30 07:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK MC
09HONGKONG1898CEPA'S SERVICE SECTOR LIBERALIZATION MEASURES
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs from Consulates General Guangzhou and Hong Kong jointly met on September 28 with service sector leaders in Hong Kong to discuss their investment plans in China's Guangdong Province, especially as they relate to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between t [...]
2009-10-08 09:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
09HONGKONG190SCIENCE FELLOW HELPS HK CLEAR THE AIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 08:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSFNV TPHY HK CH
09HONGKONG191HONG KONG'S PROPERTY MARKET LOOKS BAD, BUT HK HAS
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's property market dropped sharply in 2008 as sales of all types of building units fell by more than 20 percent from 2007. Property remains an important component of Hong Kong's economy -- for many Hong Kong residents, property is a primary store of wealth, and taxes on pro [...]
2009-01-30 08:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV HK
09HONGKONG1918UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE HKSARG OR BEIJING,
[...] (C) Summary: To date, with the exception of a boilerplate government press release calling on parties to make progress on reforms for the 2012 elections, the Hong Kong government and Beijing have not responded to the various proposals made by the pan-democrats on universal suffrage. The pan-d [...]
2009-10-14 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1919HONG KONG CATHOLICS FORESEE NO CHANGE IN PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Catholic China-watchers in Hong Kong do not anticipate that the mid-September change of leadership at the State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) will result in any significant revision of the PRC's policy on religion. Despite SARA's central government-level status, one o [...]
2009-10-14 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF HK CH
09HONGKONG192MACAU ARTICLE 23 LEGISLATION: THE GOOD NEWS IS,
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Macau Law Reform Officer Director Chu Lam-lam, who drafted the text of Macau's Article 23 national security bill, walked us through existing Macau law to demonstrate the bill's secrecy provisions would not pose a risk to journalists. She stressed that courts will hav [...]
2009-01-30 08:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG193MACAU ARTICLE 23: THE BAD NEWS IS, IT'S IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: As one of our contacts put it, "as long as the quality of judges does not get any worse than now", Macau's Article 23 national security legislation should not be a threat to the rights of Macau citizens. The question informed observers ask, however, is whether the Macau judicia [...]
2009-01-30 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG1931A DIVIDED DAB SEEKS INTERNAL CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) has not responded to pan-democratic proposals on universal suffrage elections both because the party itself has not reached internal consensus and because they will not take a position before kn [...]
2009-10-16 08:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG194HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REACTION TO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., Special Envoy for Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Threat Reduction, met with Hong Kong aviation officials on January 6 to explain his mission and brief them on U.S. anti-MANPADS efforts. Ambassador Bloomfield met with the leadership of the [...]
2009-01-30 09:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV HK CH
09HONGKONG1943HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS RECEIVE "AMVER" AWARDS;
[...] (U) Per reftel request, on October 13, Consulate General E/P Chief presented the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) awards to participating Hong Kong-based ship companies. The event, which was covered by shipping trade press, publicly recognized AMVER partici [...]
2009-10-20 05:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL HK
09HONGKONG1944CLIMATE CHANGE: CHINA WANTS GREATER HONG KONG
[...] SUMMARY: At the Hong Kong-hosted Second Annual International Climate Change Conference, October 7-9, participating Guangdong and central government representatives repeatedly called on Hong Kong to speed up technology transfer to China by becoming a model low carbon city and a leader in gree [...]
2009-10-20 05:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENGR KGHG SOCI HK CH
09HONGKONG1947LSD MASTER PLAN FOR POLITICAL REFORM: ONE BANANA
[...] (C) Summary: Although their latest antics in the Legislative Council (LegCo) chamber are receiving tepid reviews even from their allies, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) insists their extremism will spur Beijing to negotiate with the more moderate pan-democrats on constitutional reform. [...]
2009-10-20 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG195MEDIA REACTION: US ECONOMY; US-CHINA RELATIONS; WORLD
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-China relations 3. World Economic Forum HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-01-30 09:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG1953NEW FOREIGN LABOR LAW IN MACAU TO SEVERELY
[...] SUMMARY: Macau's Legislative Assembly passed a controversial bill on October 9 that will establish stiff criminal penalties for employers of illegal migrants. Upon becoming law in the second quarter of 2010, the bill's provisions will also impede foreign workers from changing employers in Mac [...]
2009-10-21 06:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG1955HONG KONG PROFESSORS COMMENT ON MAINLAND ACADEMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 07:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1958CORRECTED FOR PUNCTUATION -- HONG KONG PROFESSORS
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong academics believe that, while discussion of even sensitive topics can reach striking levels of candor, the Communist Party (CCP) offers powerful incentives to keep academia in line. The "stick" is that academics rely on government-provided consulting projects and speak [...]
2009-10-21 08:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1968REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: ZHOU YONGJUN
[...] (C) Action Request: Post requests Department concurrence to approach Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung to request formal clarification of the departure from Hong Kong to Mainland China of U.S. LPR Zhou Yongjun. This case has drawn increased media attention in recent weeks, as an N [...]
2009-10-22 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG1973HONG KONG'S AIRPORT AUTHORITY INVESTING IN CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 12, the government-owned Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) entered into a twenty-year contract with the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) to co-manage Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport. This USD 14.6 million joint venture deepens cooperation between the two aviation aut [...]
2009-10-23 05:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECIN HK
09HONGKONG1981EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TAL APPAREL LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-10-23 08:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG1985CDC FINDS HONG KONG'S INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 00:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO
09HONGKONG1998HONG KONG ACADEMIC FREEDOM: SAY WHAT YOU WANT,
[...] (C) Summary: While Hong Kong has had its post-handover academic openness tested in two high-profile cases, the forces of censorship definitively lost. Local professors agree Hong Kong remains an open forum for the exchange of ideas. One of our contacts felt Hong Kong's future academic freedo [...]
2009-10-28 08:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG2EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: QWARE TECHNOLOGY (HK) LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-01-02 03:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2014HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DRUG SAFETY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 09:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV KIPR HK CH ETRD
09HONGKONG202MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; US ECONOMY;
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. economy 3. U.S.-Russia relations 4. Climate change HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-02 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG2023MACAU HEALTH CARE: ABLE TO HANDLE CURRENT H1N1,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's health care system has thus far coped well with the relatively few H1N1 cases confirmed there. However, a more severe wave of infections would quickly overwhelm local capacity. Macau officials have adopted internationally recognized surveillance standards but lack the [...]
2009-11-03 03:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO
09HONGKONG2025HONG KONG 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is not a major transshipment point for illicit drugs destined for the international market. Some narcotics shipments do transit Hong Kong's high volume port, but its efficient law enforcement efforts, the availability of alternate rou [...]
2009-11-03 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR HK
09HONGKONG2031HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: 102 PEOPLE
[...] (C) Summary: The success of the Hong Kong government's coming constitutional reform proposal may hinge on whether 102 District Councilors appointed by the Chief Executive will have a vote for newly-created Legislative Council (LegCo) seats and for the Chief Executive in 2012. While credible m [...]
2009-11-04 06:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2033MACAU HEALTH CARE: EMERGING EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Econ Officer's recent visit to Macau, officials from the Health Bureau's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NGOs described their efforts to control the spread of HIV/AIDS. The cross-border spread of HIV/AIDS is a growing concern in Macau as the city attrac [...]
2009-11-04 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CH HK KHIV PHUM SOCI
09HONGKONG2038EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: (FELTON SUCCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 02:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2046EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: EGS (ASIA) LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Ph [...]
2009-11-06 08:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2047BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: UNFAVORABLE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, Post conducted end-use check on unlicensed export to Hong Kong's Electro Company with unfavorable results. In Post's assessment, Electro Company is not a reliable recipient of reftel items or any other controlled technologies/equipment. In addition to Post' [...]
2009-11-06 08:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HK
09HONGKONG2050CE TSANG ON DEMOCRACY ROADMAP: DEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The much-anticipated November 6 meeting between the pan-democrats and Chief Executive Donald Tsang on the government's coming consultation paper on constitutional reform ended with a "maybe" on a roadmap to universal suffrage. Tsang initially tried to keep the pan-de [...]
2009-11-06 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2051HONG KONG SECURES H1N1 VACCINE, BUT CONCERNS OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong health officials announced on November 5 that French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur S.A. won the tender to provide Hong Kong with three million doses of H1N1 vaccine. The first 500,000 doses are scheduled to arrive in mid-December and the remaining 2.5 million doses in Jan [...]
2009-11-06 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDAMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO
09HONGKONG2061SECURITY BUREAU ON REMOVAL OF ZHOU YONGJUN FROM
[...] (C) Summary: On a confidential basis, Hong Kong's Security Bureau told the Acting Consul General that Hong Kong Immigration denied entry to a traveler using a false Malaysian passport in the name of "Wang Xingxiang" in September 2008. They had no indication "Wang" was known by any other names [...]
2009-11-09 11:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2085EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONG KONG NOVIKY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 04:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2090EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HIGH TECH INTERNATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip [...]
2009-11-13 07:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2091EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WAH WAI ELECTRONIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 07:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2092MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT; CHINA; NORTH
[...] President Obama's China visit 2. China 3. North and South Korea HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-11-13 07:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG210MEDIA REACTION: IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG211PERMISSION REQUESTED FOR BOARDING OF M/V DIPLOMAT
[...] (C) On February 4, Econoff and OLA Chief (Defense Attache equivalent) conveyed reftel talking points to Hong Kong Maritime Department Director Roger Tupper and Assistant Director K.L. Lee. Tupper cited the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigati [...]
2009-02-04 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL HK CH
09HONGKONG212FY2008 SUMMARY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BY
[...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. To this end, during FY 2008, USG security officials stationed at AmConGen Hong Kong organized and/or funded training programs for 69 police officers, 79 customs officials, and five othe [...]
2009-02-04 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR PINS ASEC TW CH HK
09HONGKONG2124CAN CHINA REBALANCE ON ONLY ONE LEG? HONG KONG
[...] (U) This is a joint Consulate General Hong Kong/Embassy Beijing cable. 2. (C) Summary: Even the most pessimistic Hong Kong-based China economists are mostly sanguine about the near-term prospects for Chinese economic growth. Although the Chinese stimulus package is creating asset market [...]
2009-11-19 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG2125HKSARG 2012 REFORM PROPOSAL: SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN
[...] (C) Summary: As expected, the Hong Kong government's November 18 Consultation Document on 2012 electoral reforms proposed an increase in the nomination/election committee for the Chief Executive (CE) and a ten-seat increase for the Legislative Council (LegCo) - five directly elected seats and [...]
2009-11-19 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG2136CHINA WANTS TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL FIGHT ON SOMALI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, at a well-attended private sector-organized International Piracy Conference, senior Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy officers stated China was committed to deploying its fleet to the Horn of Africa (HOA) until the region was stable and secure. They ur [...]
2009-11-20 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHSA EWWT ATRN PREL KPIR KCRM SO BA CH HK
09HONGKONG2146HONG KONG SCHOLARS LUKEWARM ON PRC ELECTION REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong based China experts were unimpressed with proposed amendments to the PRC electoral law that would increase the number of rural deputies in the NPC. They see the government using democratic reforms at the rural level to maintain an air of concern for rural residents witho [...]
2009-11-23 04:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2148USG-SPONSORED LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building in Hong Kong and Macau are top priorities in Post's Mission Strategic Plan. This cable highlights the active efforts by Post's eight resident law enforcement agencies during Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. Post coordinated and/or funded [...]
2009-11-23 07:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SNAR PINS OEXC KCRM PREL TW CH MC HK
09HONGKONG2156NEW MACAU LABOR LAW TO PREVENT "JOB HOPPING" BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Macau's controversial new "Law on Employment of Non-Resident Workers" was passed by the Legislative Assembly on October 9 and will enter into force April 26, 2010. The new law is designed to address complaints from resident employers about "job-hopping" by non-resident workers, [...]
2009-11-24 10:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG2167MACAU'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU: GOOD
[...] SUMMARY: Macau,s newly established Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) seeks to raise the profile of environmental issues and help Macau market itself to foreign investors and visitors as a "green city." Macau environmental officials have several initiatives to promote environmentally soun [...]
2009-11-25 06:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV CH MC
09HONGKONG2169MACAU AS THE PRC'S BRIDGE TO LUSOPHONIA:
[...] (C) Summary: Both Macau and the PRC have sought to use Macau's ties to the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world to boost trade for China and collateral business for Macau. While multilateral fora and trade missions have been held to considerable fanfare, the overall PRC-Lusophone trade volume [...]
2009-11-25 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2171THIRD MACAU ADMINISTRATION: ALL THE OLD FAMILIAR
[...] (C) Summary: Fernando Chui Sai-on will not merely assume Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah's job December 20, he'll largely inherit his government. Of Macau's ten senior positions, only three will change -- former anti-corruption chief Cheong U will take Chui's Social Affairs and Culture port [...]
2009-11-25 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR MC
09HONGKONG2175HONG KONG ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong is making progress on Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant anti-money laundering (AML) legislation that would establish licensing and oversight requirements for Hong Kong's remittance agents and money changers (RAMCs). On October 8, the Financial Services and Treasury [...]
2009-11-27 04:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK
09HONGKONG2177HONG KONG MOVING TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Education is one of "six pillar industries" the Hong Kong Government (HKG) has identified for financial incentives and other government support, in a policy effort to diversify the economy away from financial services and foreign trade. The post-secondary education system is arg [...]
2009-11-27 08:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG2178FED HEARS HONG KONG VIEWS ON CHINA AND THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong economists, bankers and financial observers for the most part painted a rosy picture about the Chinese economy for U.S. Federal Reserve Board and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank officials. They said that China would grow strongly in 2010, but that an economic recove [...]
2009-11-27 09:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG2179MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG2201HKG SCHOLARS SEE LIMITED ROLE FOR HKSAR IN PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong scholars and politicians doubt Hong Kong can use "soft power" to influence China's political development. However, they still see many key areas where Hong Kong can serve as a reference for reform on the Mainland, including in corporate governance and compliance, judici [...]
2009-12-03 07:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2204HONG KONG PREVIEWS OBJECTIVES FOR DC EXPORT
[...] (C) The Hong Kong Government's Billy Au (Head of Strategic Trade Controls, Trade and Industry Department) told us December 3 that Hong Kong had two principal objectives for the December 7-8 Interagency Meeting on Strategic Trade Controls in Washington: (1) to discuss the problem of illicit tra [...]
2009-12-03 10:25:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPREL PARM ETTC MASS MNUC KSCA IR HK
09HONGKONG2215BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, post conducted a pre-license end-use check on Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd. Post determined that Sino Technology does not have a true physical presence in Hong Kong. Since Sino Technology does not have a true physical presence in Hong Kong and appears t [...]
2009-12-04 11:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BX TH TW HK
09HONGKONG2225COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE: HONG KONG WANTS GREATER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong NGOs, business executives, academics, and civic organizations, although hopeful that the UN Copenhagen Conference will produce meaningful international commitments to enable a smooth transition to a low-carbon future, are frustrated that the Hong Kong Government is unwil [...]
2009-12-07 10:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENGR KGHG SOCI HK CH
09HONGKONG2234HONG KONG FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES: POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Activists attempting to end corporate voting -- voting by a CEO or business association instead of by individuals -- in the Hong Kong Legislative Council's (LegCo) sector-based functional constituencies (FCs) have gone to court to seek redress. Two activists affiliated with the r [...]
2009-12-08 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG2247EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-C requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2248EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2249EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: COREZING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftels A-G requests and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer [...]
2009-12-10 02:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2252HONG KONG PRINCIPAL OFFICERS ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong's Principal Officers Accountability System (POAS),which saw cabinet secretary and key deputy positions filled by political appointees rather than senior civil servants, has thus far failed to meet its goals. Removing senior officials from the protection of [...]
2009-12-10 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HK
09HONGKONG2259MACAU EXCO APPOINTMENTS: SAFETY IN THE STATUS QUO
[...] (C) Summary: Under the somewhat ambiguous banner, "Continuity and Innovation Create Social Harmony" (chuancheng chuangxin gongjian hexie),Chief Executive-designate Fernando Chui Sai-on has opted to stick with the status quo in his Executive Council. Of three new appointments to the ten-membe [...]
2009-12-11 08:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MC
09HONGKONG2262MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AT 10: DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Ten years after reversion, Macau remains politically conservative and largely under the sway of the same entrenched, "patriotic" business and political elite that has essentially run Macau since the late 1960s. While Beijing has shown a low tolerance for public corrupt [...]
2009-12-11 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG2263HONG KONG EDGES CLOSER TO SHARING TAX INFO,
[...] (SBU) A bill that will allow Hong Kong to meet OECD 2004 requirements for the sharing of tax information has passed out of the Legislative Committee's (LegCo) review process and is expected to become law shortly after the new year. The amendments to the tax code, once passed, will allow Hong K [...]
2009-12-11 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK
09HONGKONG2264HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: END OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: The various forces in Hong Kong's debate on constitutional reform have taken their positions on the field. A motion in the Legislative Council (LegCo) calling on the people of Hong Kong to support the League of Social Democrats' (LSD) and Civic Party's resignation-as-referendum p [...]
2009-12-11 12:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2295HONG KONG: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 00:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER HK
09HONGKONG2296MACAU: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 00:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER MC HK
09HONGKONG23MEDIA REACTION: SINO-US RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG231Hong Kong Market Report: Hang Seng Up on Hope for U.S.
[...] The Hang Seng Index was up 3.61 percent or 476.14 points today, closing at 13,655. Chinese stocks led the rally, following positive results in mainland Chinese markets and optimism that a U.S. stimulus package would pass Congress. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, China Mobile, Industrial Commercial [...]
2009-02-06 11:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG2313THE MACAU SAR ECONOMY AT 10: EVEN JACKPOTS HAVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after reversion to mainland China, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) bears little resemblance to the somnolent Portuguese-run enclave of popular imagination that existed before 1999. The opening of the gaming market and a flood of Chinese tourists, combi [...]
2009-12-18 10:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV MC CH HK
09HONGKONG232MACAU ARTICLE 23 HEADS FOR FINAL VOTE WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: The Macau Government submitted a revised Article 23 Bill text to the Legislative Assembly February 3. The minimum sentences for treason, splittism and subversion have been lowered to ten years' imprisonment from fifteen years. However, the government and Legislative Assembly have [...]
2009-02-09 00:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG2321HU JINTAO SWEARS IN MACAU'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] On December 20, Macau celebrated the 10th anniversary of its return to mainland China and saw the transfer of power to a new Chief Executive (CE). Chinese President Hu Jintao presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Fernando Chui Sai-on, the former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, a [...]
2009-12-21 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HK MC
09HONGKONG2329EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MAXLINK INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2336G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 06:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG2337U.S. POLICY TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 06:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG2338EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PEACEFUL VISION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 07:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG2339U.S. POLICY TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) This is an action request. Post requests Department concurrence with a set of core points and initial outreach strategy to express key U.S. interests in Hong Kong's successful transition to elections by universal suffrage in accordance with the Basic Law. Our diplomacy, both government-t [...]
2009-12-23 08:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG2340G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca,s December 4 meetings with senior Hong Kong officials, consulates, NGOs, and the media stressed the USG was committed to tackling TIP, and that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and other governments needed a paradigm shift in their approach to formulat [...]
2009-12-23 08:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG2377JANUARY 1 DEMOCRACY MARCH: THE LAST WALTZ?
[...] (C) Summary: The January 1 march for universal suffrage may be the last united appearance by the pan-democrats for several months. Meant by the Democratic Party to move public attention away from the League of Social Democrats' (LSD) and the Civic Party's plan to use resignations from the Leg [...]
2009-12-31 07:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG239EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: GEO MARINE INSTRUMENT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted two [...]
2009-02-09 02:17:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG240EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: DATA WORLD COMPUTER AND
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-02-09 02:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG241EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BIT BY BIT LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. At the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a p [...]
2009-02-09 02:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG243HONG KONG WANTS U.S. TO MAINTAIN LEADERSHIP ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Secretary Rita Lau told the Consul General on February 5 that Hong Kong is increasingly feeling the negative effects of the global economic and financial crisis. Hong Kong's exports decreased in the last quarter of 2008 and unemployment is [...]
2009-02-09 03:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
09HONGKONG246MEDIA REACTION: US ECONOMY; US-RUSSIA RELATIONS
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-Russia relations HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-09 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG25MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG264LIBERAL PARTY: FINDING THEIR OWN ROAD FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: At the end of last year, the pro-business, pro-government, pro-Beijing Liberal Party (LP) appeared forsaken by tycoons, the Hong Kong government, the Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) and half its Legislative Council (LegCo) delegation (ref B). Yet, the year o [...]
2009-02-11 08:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG270SATELLITE TV SIGNAL PIRACY IN MACAU -- RAMPANT IN
[...] (C) Summary: Satellite television signal piracy remains the most significant intellectual property (IP) issue in Macau. Unlicensed "antenna companies" control over 80 percent of the residential market. The government of Macau (GOM) has occasionally taken action against the antenna companies, [...]
2009-02-12 04:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKIPR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG275MAINLAND POULTRY WASHES UP ON HONG KONG'S SHORES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
09HONGKONG280SCENESETTER FOR FEB 17-19 VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING
[...] (C) We warmly welcome your February 17-19 visit to Hong Kong. Despite the People,s Republic of China's (PRC) sharp protest in October 2008 against U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs has continued to approve U.S. Navy ship and aircraft requests to Hong Kong -- most [...]
2009-02-13 08:38:00Consulate Hong KongSECRETPREL MARR OVIP HK
09HONGKONG281DEMOCRATS AND MEDIA CONDEMN, BUT ACADEMICS
[...] (C) Summary: Chief Executive Donald Tsang's decision to delay consultation on constitutional reforms for the 2012 elections (ref b) continues to elicit mixed reviews. Opponents, including all 23 pan-democratic legislators and most independent media, condemned Tsang for breaking his promise to [...]
2009-02-13 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG283MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE DOWNPLAYS SIGNS OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Consul General met on February 13 with Macau's Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho to deliver reftel talking points and non-paper. The CE confirmed his government's commitment to a level playing field for all investors in Macau, regardless of nationality. He said anti-foreign sen [...]
2009-02-13 11:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK MC
09HONGKONG289HONG KONG DRAFTING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury Bureau officials are drafting anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, which they expect to submit to the Legislative Council for approval in early 2010. They hope to consult with U.S. agencies and experts as they draft the legislation. 2. [...]
2009-02-17 07:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK
09HONGKONG290MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TRIP TO ASIA; SINO-U.S.
[...] Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 2. Sino-U.S. relations 3. U.S. economy 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-17 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG295MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON ARTICLE 23, TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During his February 13 meeting with Macau Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho (reftel),the CG expressed hope that the final form of the Article 23 security bill would ensure protection of Macau residents' constitutional rights and freedoms. The CE said his government is considering incorporat [...]
2009-02-18 07:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KFRD MC CH
09HONGKONG318Hong Kong's Profits Down, Hope For New Tourists Up
[...] Summary: Some of Hong Kong's richest men announced their company profits were hit hard by the economic downturn, with Bank of East Asia's 2008 profits falling by 97.5 percent from 2007. Air and sea cargos fell by double digits again in January, while the unemployment rate edged up to 5 percen [...]
2009-02-20 12:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG319EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: KAI'S TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 00:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG320EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: CASTLE PEAK POWER COMPANY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 00:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG331MACAU OFFICIALS NOT WORRIED BY SLOWING ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy shrank in the last three months of 2008 as casino receipts fell for the first time since 2002. Despite poor prospects for early 2009, Macau's massive official reserves will allow the government to increase spending and keep Macau's official unemployment rate arou [...]
2009-02-23 10:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL MC HK CH EINV
09HONGKONG333CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS HEAR FROM HKG ON SFI
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department Deputy Director General Vivian Lau told a visiting U.S. Senate Staff Delegation (StaffDel) on February 19, that unless the Hong Kong Government (HKG) receives notification about the Secure Freight Initi [...]
2009-02-24 06:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG334MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG335HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REITERATES PLEDGE TO CONSULT
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam assured the Consul General that the Hong Kong government still intends to begin consultations on reforms for the 2012 Chief Executive and Legislative Council elections by the end of 2009. At a lunch February 20, he re [...]
2009-02-24 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG336HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BRIEFS CONSUL GENERAL ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam told the Consul General February 20 that Hong Kong hopes to expand relations with Taiwan through its Inter-City Forum and at the same time cultivate the next generation of Taiwan leaders. Lam dismissed the [...]
2009-02-24 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HK CH TW
09HONGKONG343HONG KONG'S 2009-10 BUDGET FOCUSES ON JOBS,
[...] Summary: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary outlined the Special Administrative Region's new budget on February 25. The Secretary reported Hong Kong's economy has been hit hard by the global economic crisis, officially falling into recession in the third quarter of 2008. With unemployment at 4. [...]
2009-02-25 10:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV HK
09HONGKONG350MACAU GAMING COMPANIES TRY TO COOPERATE, SET UP
[...] (C) Summary: Prompted by Macau Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho, all six of Macau's gaming concessionaires agreed on February 23 to establish an industry association. The group's first chairman will be local gaming billionaire Stanley Ho (no relation to CE Ho). The three U.S. gaming concession [...]
2009-02-26 06:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG354MACAU PASSES ARTICLE 23 LEGISLATION WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Macau Legislative Assembly (LA) passed Macau's Article 23 Bill into law February 25 by a 24-2 vote, with one abstention; the law is expected to take effect March 3. The opposition, led by the proto-democratic New Macau Association (NMA),was able to muster only thi [...]
2009-02-26 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG3722009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION FOR MACAU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Macau be excluded from the 2009 Special 301 list. The government of Macau (GOM) maintained its generally successful IPR protection, education and enforcement efforts during 2008. Post remains concerned, however, about flagrant and extensive cable TV signal [...]
2009-03-02 07:50:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON EIND EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG373SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to reftel and have been cleared by Hong Kong's Core Emergency Action Committee: ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ I. (SBU) Demonstrations A. Yes. There are approximately 139,000 Filipinos employed in Hong Kong. Many [...]
2009-03-02 08:18:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNASEC HK PTER
09HONGKONG376MEDIA REACTION: ASEAN; ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
[...] ASEAN 2. Economic stimulus package HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-02 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG379EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EDAL ELECTRONICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 02:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG380EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WILSON LOGISTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 02:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG3822009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION FOR HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Post recommends that Hong Kong be excluded from the 2009 Special 301 list (ref A). Hong Kong authorities with specific responsibility for intellectual property rights (IPR) administration, education and enforcement are generally responsive to rights-holders' concerns and are active and [...]
2009-03-03 08:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH HK
09HONGKONG383HONG KONG DEMOCRATS READY TO DEAL ON REFORM, BUT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong's Democratic Party (DPHK) told the Consul General they are ready to reach a compromise deal on reforms for 2012. During a lunch February 27, they noted certain core DPHK positions, such as the eventual elimination of the Legislative Council's functional con [...]
2009-03-03 09:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG386SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragra [...]
2009-03-03 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG387SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragraphs [...]
2009-03-03 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HK MC CH
09HONGKONG393SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE STAFFERS VISIT HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eleven U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff members, led by International Trade Counsel Amber Cottle, visited Hong Kong February 18-20. Their visit focused on trade facilitation, trade security, and customs enforcement with Hong Kong Government (HKG) and private sector represent [...]
2009-03-04 08:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OREP PREL EINV HK
09HONGKONG394SHARING 2007 REGIME DENIAL INFORMATION WITH HONG
[...] (C) Econoffs conveyed to Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au reftel information drawn from denial notifications submitted by the United States to the four major multilateral non-proliferation regimes. Econoffs emphasized to Au that this information [...]
2009-03-04 08:23:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL HK
09HONGKONG395EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHINA INTL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 09:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG40 FRENCH ASK FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON DOUBLE TAXATION
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The French Consul General has proposed that we approach the Hong Kong Government (HKG) together to press for adoption of amendments to Hong Kong tax law that would liberalize rules on Exchanges of Information with foreign jurisdictions. This would allow OECD me [...]
2009-01-07 10:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EINV HK
09HONGKONG406LEAGUE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS: TRIPPING ON THEIR OWN
[...] (C) Summary: The banana-throwing antics of Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats (LSD) may have finally crossed the line, as LSD legislators have encountered widespread opprobrium for their disruption of Financial Secretary John Tsang's budget address. Unlike their antics during the Chief Ex [...]
2009-03-05 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG417HONG KONG, MACAU REACTIONS TO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Hong Kong issued a largely pro-forma response to the Department's 2008 Human Rights Report on February 26. While the government did not directly dispute any of our findings, it highlighted the government's efforts to address the various social issues raised in the report such as racial di [...]
2009-03-06 08:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV HK MC
09HONGKONG421FAITH IN CHINESE STIMULUS, DOUBTS ABOUT DEMAND
[...] Summary: Hong Kong analysts, financial officials and bankers generally trust that China's fiscal and monetary stimuli will help prop up Chinese GDP growth in 2009 despite rapidly collapsing exports. Most senior Chinese officials understand that declining exports reflect evaporating foreign de [...]
2009-03-06 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG422 EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM PROPOSAL: HONG KONG, FOOD
[...] (U) The Consulate General Hong Kong is pleased to submit the following request for a Food Safety Expert under the 2009 Embassy Science Fellow Program (reftel). Such a Science Fellow would greatly assist the Hong Kong Government (HKG) strengthen and improve its food testing regime and ensure t [...]
2009-03-06 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
09HONGKONG430MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] Afghanistan 2. ICC Arrest Warrant for President of Sudan 3. U.S. economy HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-09 08:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG432DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL HONG KONG
[...] On Monday, 09 March, at approximately 1115 hours, a demonstration involving about 25 people was held at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. The protesters identified themselves as members of "The Diaoyu Islands Movement," and included Hong Kong Legislative Counselor LEUNG Kwok Hung "Long [...]
2009-03-09 10:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAO HK
09HONGKONG438HK OFFICIALS LOOK TO G-20, REGIONAL FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong officials will participate in upcoming G-20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation, focusing on advising senior PRC officials on regulatory and financial sector reforms, U.S. Treasury officials heard during a February 20-24 visit to Hong Kong. Comments by Treasury [...]
2009-03-10 11:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL HK CH
09HONGKONG444HK'S ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARY ON ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong's Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau told the Consul General on March 5 that despite universal agreement that the full impact of global economic difficulties is yet to come, Hong Kong will not cut back on environmental programs and will continue funding to assist [...]
2009-03-11 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PGOV SENV CH HK
09HONGKONG445MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-U.S. SHIP INCIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG450MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; TIBET
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. Tibet HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-12 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG461HONG KONG'S UPDATED AVIAN INFLUENZA/PANDEMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following updated Pandemic Influenza (PI) tripwires for consideration and coordination in response to Department-provided guidance and action request (Reftel A). These tripwires were developed as part of Post's ongoing efforts to ensure we are as prepared as po [...]
2009-03-13 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KSEO KPAO TBIO HK CH
09HONGKONG462HONG KONG STRENGTHENING MONEY LAUNDERING STATUTES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hong Kong's three financial regulatory agencies (the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance) told Embassy Beijing Deputy Treasury Attache Jean Paul Duvivier on February 25 that Hong Kong's Financial [...]
2009-03-13 08:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK
09HONGKONG483MACAU (MOSTLY) LIFTS TRAVEL BAN ON PAN-DEMOCRATS;
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Weeks of mounting pressure from Hong Kong's pan-democrats, the media, the Hong Kong government (reluctantly),and perhaps even Beijing have led Macau to lift what appeared to be a blanket ban on Hong Kong democratic activists' visiting Macau. Twenty eight pan-democra [...]
2009-03-16 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MC HK CH
09HONGKONG484EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PO YUEN TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 00:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG489MEDIA REACTION: G20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG498EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RICH LONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-18 05:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG499MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE: THREE NON-CANDIDATES IN A
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In the end, Beijing will choose the next Chief Executive (CE) of Macau, due to take office December 20 this year at the end of Edmund Ho's second term. The only question is which of the three distinct options it prefers. Offering continuity, connections, social standin [...]
2009-03-18 08:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MC
09HONGKONG501FINANCIAL SECRETARY UNDERCUTS SUPPORT FOR HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong economic and political observers have differing views of the Hong Kong budget Financial Secretary John Tsang presented February 25. Economic analysts applauded the government's probity and willingness to "focus on the little things" as the forces buffeting the global e [...]
2009-03-18 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG502MEDIA REACTION: AIG; TIBET; CHINA AND U.S. BONDS;
[...] AIG 2. Tibet 3. China and U.S. bonds 4. China: South China Sea disputes HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-18 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG513EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHESTER VIEW LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-19 06:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG515HONG KONG BUSINESS AVIATION CENTRE PARTNERS WITH
[...] (SBU) At a March 5 meeting, Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre (BAC) General Manager Madonna Fung told visiting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Cindy Farkus, that BAC would join the Secure Fixed Base Operator Program (SFBOP) on April 1, 2009. [...]
2009-03-19 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ECON OVIP HK
09HONGKONG522MACAU TO ESTABLISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) is expected to formally establish a new Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) on June 1. The EPB will fall under the direction of the Secretary for Transport and Public Works and be responsible for environmental planning, regulation [...]
2009-03-20 01:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV CH HK
09HONGKONG524HONG KONG: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, Post concurs that the four Hong Kong assets named in the 2008 Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI) list meet the criteria (see below). Post also suggests listing Hong Kong assets separately from Mainland China, given a highly autonomous local governmen [...]
2009-03-20 06:31:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV HK
09HONGKONG526EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RICH LONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-20 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG527EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-03-20 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG529MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG53HONG KONG DEMOCRATS DRAW BATTLE LINES ON UNIVERSAL
[...] (C) Summary: On January 7, Hong Kong's pan-democrats, led by Legal functional constituency (FC) legislator Margaret Ng (Civic Party),moved a resolution calling on the government to state for the record it intends to abolish the FCs as part of Hong Kong's democratic reforms. This move follows [...]
2009-01-08 09:59:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG530HONG KONG TO LOSE FINANCIAL FORUM SEAT IN 2011?
[...] (U) This is an Action Message. Action Request para 5. 2. (C) Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told the Consul General March 20 that in the recent Financial Stability Forum (FSF) meeting in London, participants agreed to expand FSF membership to include all G [...]
2009-03-20 11:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG531Inflation Fears Hit Hang Seng
[...] Summary: Hong Kong Financial leaders and the local press are nervous about the impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest announcement that it would increase its purchases of mortgage-backed securities and buy an additional 300 billion of U.S. Treasury bills over the next six months. In addi [...]
2009-03-20 12:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG54ANNUAL OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT
[...] The Annual OSAC Crime Safety Report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is submitted below, following the guidelines in reftel. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: Post is not aware of any specific threats against American citizens in Hong Kong. However, all visitors should [...]
2009-01-09 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC HK
09HONGKONG540HK HOPES TAX AMENDMENTS WILL BOOST INVESTMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong officials have been closely watching moves against jurisdictions accused of facilitating tax evasion. They hope a proposal to liberalize the exchange of tax information will facilitate double taxation agreement negotiations and keep Hong Kong out of international tax c [...]
2009-03-23 07:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH SG
09HONGKONG541EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE BRIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 08:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG543MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY; U.S.-China SEA SPAT
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-China sea spat HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-23 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG547MEDIA REACTION: NEW USG PLAN TO DEAL WITH TOXIC ASSETS;
[...] New USG plan to deal with toxic assets 2. U.S.-China relations 3. Iran HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-24 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG555MEDIA REACTION: G-20; TOXIC-ASSET PLAN
[...] G-20 2. Toxic-asset plan HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-25 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG556MACAU TIP: NGO AND GOVERNMENT EVENTS RAISE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Macau NGO Good Shepherd Sisters (GSS) organized the second State Department-funded anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) event to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. The outdoor exhibition was held at a public square and drew an estimated crowd of 200 peop [...]
2009-03-25 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG557PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL
[...] On Sunday 22 March 2009, at 1345, approximately 15 demonstrators marched from a rally point in the Central District of Hong Kong to the U.S. Consulate General in an effort to call attention to the cause of world peace. 2. The Hong Kong Police reported that the demonstration was organized by [...]
2009-03-25 09:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC HK KPAO
09HONGKONG558CIVIC PARTY: MOVING FROM FAN CLUB TO POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong's Civic Party is unique in having been formed by a group of incumbents already in the Legislative Council, rather than by a movement which then went on to contest elections. While its legislators are among Hong Kong's most popular, the Civics have almost no [...]
2009-03-25 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG559HONG KONG HAS HIGH HOPES FOR RMB SETTLEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam will travel to Beijing this week to sign an agreement to launch Chinese currency trade settlement in Hong Kong. While the scheme will eventually include Macau and ASEAN countries, Yam believes the large majority of trans [...]
2009-03-25 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG594HK Market Report, March 30: Trade Stats Drive Insecurity
[...] Summary: February trade statistics reflected Hong Kong's worst monthly performance since the 1950s. Li & Fung Managing Director William Fung expressed worries about growing trade protectionism in the U.S., but Cheung Kong Group Chairman Li Ka-shing was more optimistic, expecting the U.S. and [...]
2009-03-30 10:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG599HONG KONG AIMS LOW ON AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Hong Kong Government has proposed the adoption of World Heath Organization (WHO) Tier 1 Interim Target Air Quality Standards for three of four major pollutant categories. The full adoption of WHO Air Quality Goals is a long-term objective. Hong Kong NGOs and civic groups ar [...]
2009-03-31 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSFNV TPHY HK CH
09HONGKONG604EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHWING
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-04-01 05:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG605RUMORED TEN-POINT AGREEMENT GIVES VOICE TO CPPCC
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong government and Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) both deny reports they struck a deal granting Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) a greater role in Hong Kong affairs in exchange for the Hong Kong government ha [...]
2009-04-01 08:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG606IMPACT OF MACAU LAW ON HONG KONG ARTICLE 23 DEBATE
[...] (C) Per reftel, post offers the following comments in response to reftel queries. 2. (C) WHO ARE THE KEY BEIJING AND HONG KONG OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN HONG KONG'S ARTICLE 23 POLICY PROCESS, AND WHAT DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THESE INDIVIDUALS IN REGARDS TO THE TIMING, SCOPE, ENFORCEMENT, AND [...]
2009-04-01 08:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM CH HK MC
09HONGKONG607MACAU: RESPONSE ON FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] This message is Post's response to U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) request for information about forced labor or child labor in the production of goods in the Macau Special Administrative Region (reftel). 2. Macau does not have a record of forced labor or child labor in the production of g [...]
2009-04-01 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG615SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE IN HONG KONG
[...] (U) Post appreciates Ref A instructions and seeks additional guidance. See paragraphs 2-3 for action request. 2. (SBU) Action Request. Post requests Washington guidance on the following questions: --Ref A instructs Post to provide the information in the non-paper to the Hong Kong SAR [...]
2009-04-02 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC EWWT PARM PREL PTER HK
09HONGKONG616MEDIA REACTION: G20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG62HONG KONG 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is not a major transshipment point for illicit drugs destined for the international market. Some narcotics shipments do transit Hong Kong's high volume port, but its efficient law enforcement efforts, the availability of alternate [...]
2009-01-09 09:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR HK
09HONGKONG63Lehman Report Disappoints, HK Outlook Dreary
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) each issued reports on their investigations of Lehman Bros. minibond complaints. Most complainants have been asked to provide additional information; just 238 cases have been referred for additional in [...]
2009-01-12 00:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG635CODEL MCCAIN COURTESY CALL ON CHIEF EXECUTIVE TSANG
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's system, having restructured during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, is "resilient", Chief Executive Donald Tsang told CoDel McCain April 5, but the worst may be yet to come. He hoped the United States would not turn to protectionism. Regarding China's proposal fo [...]
2009-04-06 08:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD OREP HK
09HONGKONG637CODEL MCCAIN ROUNDTABLE WITH SENIOR HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told CoDel McCain April 5 that Hong Kong's deterioration under "one country, two systems" has more to do with the failure of the current administration to defend Hong Kong's interests than with interference from the Mainland. Executive Councilor [...]
2009-04-06 08:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM OREP SENV HK CH
09HONGKONG638MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA; G-20; NATO
[...] North Korea 2. G-20 3. NATO HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-06 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG649HONG KONG TOY MANUFACTURERS STRUGGLE WITH U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Hong Kong-based toy manufacturers in Guangdong Province say their orders from global retailers have declined 30 percent from last year, leading to additional closures of small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities. The Chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council (HKTC) [...]
2009-04-07 09:37:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETRD EIND ELAB EFIN EINV ECON CH HK
09HONGKONG660MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TURKEY; G-20 SUMMIT
[...] President Obama to Turkey 2. G-20 summit HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-08 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG673HKTID LETTER EMPHASIZES EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HKTID) told us on April 2 that they have begun including with every import license for certain controlled electronic components (US 3A001) a letter that explains the control requirements. The licensee (importer) will be required to pass the lett [...]
2009-04-09 10:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ETTC PARM HK
09HONGKONG679MEDIA REACTION: THAILAND; ISRAEL AND PALESTINE; U.S.
[...] Thailand 2. Israel and Palestine 3. U.S. military spending HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-14 09:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG680TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER WITH HONG KONG RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 11:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC HK PARM
09HONGKONG687MEDIA REACTION: CUBA; US-RUSSIA RELATIONS
[...] Cuba 2. U.S.-Russia relations HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-15 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG688COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USCC VISIT TO HONG KONG,
[...] Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes the visit of Chairman Bartholomew and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation to Hong Kong May 9-12 2009. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Benjamin Weber, office telephone:(852)2841-2110; mobile t [...]
2009-04-15 10:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OREP HK
09HONGKONG697TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 01:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN HK MC
09HONGKONG708New RMB Trade Settlement Prospect Pushes Hang Seng Up
[...] Summary: The April 8 announcement by the Chinese State Council that Renminbi (RMB) will be approved for use in trade settlement in selected cities has pushed the Hong Kong stock market up almost eight percent, with financial stocks leading the surge. Although details of the scheme have yet to [...]
2009-04-17 11:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG733HONG KONG RESPONDS ON SFI EXTENSION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2, 9, and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In productive April 21 discussions on the future of Hong Kong's SFI pilot program, Hong Kong Government (HKG) senior officials proposed to SFI Director Todd Horton two options for a way forwar [...]
2009-04-22 09:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EWWT HK
09HONGKONG742HONG KONG OBSERVERS SEE CHINA'S SOCIAL UNREST
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong-based China watchers assess that China's vast cash reserves will prove its most powerful tool to "buy time" and stave off large-scale discontent by the nearly 27 million unemployed migrant workers and college graduates. Beijing has aggressively adopted measu [...]
2009-04-23 07:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH
09HONGKONG746HONG KONG/TAIWAN: HIGH-LEVEL VISITS TO SPUR TIES
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-Taiwan relations have experienced a recent surge of activity, with Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing becoming the first senior Hong Kong official since 1997 to visit Taiwan, when he led the Hong Kong and Macau delegation to the second World Buddhist Fo [...]
2009-04-23 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK TW
09HONGKONG747HK LEADERS TELL DALLAS FED CHIEF CHINA NEEDS U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and staff met with Hong Kong government officials, business and finance leaders and the media April 14-15 to explain recent U.S. Federal Reserve actions and to hear local concerns. He reassured interlocutors that the U.S. economy w [...]
2009-04-24 07:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
09HONGKONG754RENEWED PUSH IN HONG KONG TOWARD LEGISLATED
[...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Affairs Timothy Stratford reassured Hong Kong-based business executives that the Obama administration will seek to maintain a bipartisan consensus in favor of free trade. During the April 4 discussion, Stratford described the po [...]
2009-04-24 10:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG755AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USCC DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 02:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV PREL HK
09HONGKONG766EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HANG TAT ELECHANG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 09:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG768HONG KONG SWINE FLU RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) In response to the Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico and cases in the U.S. and other countries, on April 26 Hong Kong raised its 3-tier pandemic response level from Tier-1, "Alert", to Tier-2, "Serious". Hong Kong's move is precautionary and follows established protocols. There have been no [...]
2009-04-27 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSEO TBIO HK CH
09HONGKONG770EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BLUE NOVA/SHENZHEN EMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 00:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG785HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's preparedness level remains unchanged at an elevated Tier 2 or "Serious" response level for Pandemic Influenza (PI) (REFTEL) and Hong Kong health authorities continue to closely monitor arrivals at all border crossings and international terminals. All arriving passengers trans [...]
2009-04-29 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG793JASPER TSANG: HOW MUCH COURAGE IN HIS CONVICTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: People across the political spectrum in Hong Kong acknowledge Legislative Council (LegCo) President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing as a man of ideas and integrity. Despite concern about his still-unacknowledged status as a Communist Party member, Tsang has proven he can run LegCo fairly, ha [...]
2009-04-30 06:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR HK CH
09HONGKONG797EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECHPRO TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG799MGSF01: HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (4/30),NO CONFIRMED
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's pandemic flu alert level remained unchanged April 30, at "Serious," despite the WHO's decision to increase its Pandemic Alert phase from 4 to 5 on April 29. Secretary for Health York Chow did, however, announce April 30 that the HKG would "immediately" go to its highest level [...]
2009-04-30 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CH HK KFLO KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG800MONGOLIA MINING FOR MONEY IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A private conference in Hong Kong March 31 brought together top level Mongolian government officials, world class economists, some of the biggest investors in Mongolia and multinational companies to help participants identify the best investment opportunities in Mongolia and how t [...]
2009-04-30 10:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL HK MG
09HONGKONG801 Hang Seng Recovers from Flu but Trade Volumes Still In ICU
[...] SUMMARY: Flu fears pushed down the Hang Seng early in the week, but the Index had fully recovered by April 30. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will include flu-inspired scenarios in its next round of bank stress testing. Hong Kong's ExCo approved plans to issue up to HKD 100 billion in gove [...]
2009-04-30 11:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV PREL HK MG
09HONGKONG802H1N1 CONFIRMED IN HONG KONG: H1N1 UPDATE (5/2)
[...] Hong Kong Secretary for Health York Chow announced at a press conference at approximately 2100 HRS on May 1 (HKT) that Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 flu. With this confirmation, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) raised its Pandemic Response level to "Emergency," the highest of [...]
2009-05-02 06:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF MG PINR
09HONGKONG815SPECIAL 301 PREVIEW DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND
[...] (U) Post provided a preview of the 2009 Special 301 report to governments of Macau and Hong Kong on April 30 (ref A). Macau ----- 2. (SBU) Macau Customs Service Director General Choi Lai Hang appreciated our advance notice that Macau was excluded from this year's Special 301 report. He [...]
2009-05-04 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG816HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/4),9 AMCITS IN QUARANTINE
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's Health Secretary York Chow briefed Hong Kong's Consular Corps members in a special meeting late May 4 to address concerns arising from the government's decision to quarantine approximately 240 foreign nationals (including 9 AMCITS) in Hong Kong, after a Mexican national in Hon [...]
2009-05-04 11:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF MG PINR
09HONGKONG841MACAU RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: REVERSION WAS ONLY THE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: According to representatives of several of Macau's major religious communities, Macau's 1999 reversion to PRC rule allowed other faiths to gain equal status with the formerly state-supported Catholic Church. The Buddhist and Protestant communities now receive governmen [...]
2009-05-07 08:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF CH MC
09HONGKONG843HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/7),QUARANTINE ORDEAL ENDS
[...] On May 7, Hong Kong health authorities began the phased release of the approximately 350 individuals (240 of which are foreign nationals, including 10 AMCITS) placed in quarantine due to exposure to the H1N1-positive patient confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (Reftel). The first group of 35 indi [...]
2009-05-07 11:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG868HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SURVEYS HIGHLIGHT IPR
[...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong government's Intellectual Property Department (IPD) recently announced survey results indicating a high degree of intellectual property rights (IPR) awareness among local businesses and the general public. Only 8.5 percent of Hong Kong residents expressed willingnes [...]
2009-05-12 04:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR HK CH
09HONGKONG869IMF TELLS ASIAN ECONOMIES TO SPEND MORE, DON'T
[...] Summary: Trade linkages among Asian economies amplified the impact of the global financial crisis to a degree that surprised International Monetary Fund economists, said Assistant Director for Asia Joshua Feldman in Hong Kong at the release of the Fund's Regional Economic Outlook report on Ma [...]
2009-05-12 07:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HK CH
09HONGKONG880HONG KONG AND MAINLAND EXPAND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] Summary and Comment: Government officials from Hong Kong and the PRC agreed on May 9 to accelerate the implementation of the sixth annual supplement to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). The latest supplementary agreement will take effect sooner than expected (on October 1) t [...]
2009-05-14 01:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG887HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/14) 2ND CASE CONFIRMED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 10:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG899HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/15): CG PUSHES BACK WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 11:48:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG9HONG KONG: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 08:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09HONGKONG90MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; GUANTANAMO
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. Guantanamo HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-01-14 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG91PRODUCT SAFETY TRUMPS FUN AND GAMES AT HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Richard O'Brien visited Hong Kong from January 4-9. He educated local manufacturers and exporters about the new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CP [...]
2009-01-14 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG918BANCO DELTA ASIA SUES MACAU AND HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Macau and Hong Kong governments are facing judicial challenges to the actions they took against the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) and its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Delta Asia Credit (DAC). Macau and Hong Kong severely [...]
2009-05-19 09:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KN MC HK
09HONGKONG919HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI
[...] (U) We warmly welcome your delegation's May 29-30 visit to Hong Kong. Your meetings with Chief Executive Tsang, the Legislative Council and democratic politicians will help to underscore our message that the United States, particularly the Congress, maintains a key interest in Hong Kong's aut [...]
2009-05-19 10:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD OREP HK
09HONGKONG92XI JINPING VISIT TO MACAU: NO PRESENTS OR HOT TIPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Xi Jinping, visiting Macau January 9-10 for the first time as PRC Vice President, expressed confidence Macau can weather the current economic downturn with the support of the central government and continued diligence of the Macau people. His encouraging words, however, were not [...]
2009-01-14 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK MC CH
09HONGKONG930U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY LAW RESHAPING TEST
[...] (C) Summary: During May 13-14 tours of three consumer product testing labs in Hong Kong and Dongguan that examine children's products bound for the United States, lab company managers said enactment of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) had boosted their testing r [...]
2009-05-21 06:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALETRD EIND TBIO EFIN EINV ECON PGOV HK CH
09HONGKONG931TWO GOVERNING TEAMS IN HONG KONG?
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) Research Department Chief Cao Erbao's January 2008 Party School journal article describing "two governing teams" in Hong Kong has recently surfaced to rekindle alarm bells here about "one country, two systems." The uproar may ha [...]
2009-05-21 07:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK MC
09HONGKONG933EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: A&P INSTRUMENT CO. LTD.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2009-05-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG934EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION - AVNET TECHNOLOGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
09HONGKONG935TFFLU01: HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/21),QUARANTINE
[...] (U) Effective May 21, Hong Kong will no longer mandatorily quarantine travelers who have been in contact with a confirmed H1N1 patient. Under new guidelines released May 20, travelers and others linked through direct or proximity contact to a confirmed H1N1 patient, who do not exhibit flu-like [...]
2009-05-21 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG937MGM'S "UNSUITABLE" JOINT VENTURE PARTNER IN MACAU
[...] (U) Summary: The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has designated MGM Mirage's 50/50 joint venture partner in Macau, Pansy Ho, an "unsuitable" business partner for MGM. The DGE has recommended that MGM sever its business association with Pansy Ho, based on her substantial busines [...]
2009-05-21 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MO HK CH
09HONGKONG940HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/15): CG PUSHES BACK WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May 15 phone calls to Chief Executive Donald Tsang and Health Secretary York Chow, as well as active public diplomacy work with the press and demonstrators at the Consulate, the Consulate General has pushed back briskly against Hong Kong government allegations that the United [...]
2009-05-22 01:32:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG944MONEY LAUNDERING: MACAU'S YOUNG FIU GAIS
[...] (SBU) Smmary: Macau's Financial Intelligence Unit (GIF for its Portuguese name) ill gain memberhip to the Egmont Group of Financal Intelligence Units at the Group's May 24-28 Penary in Doha, GIF Director Deborah Ng told us May 14. Egmont Group membership gives GIF a formal latform to exchang [...]
2009-05-22 08:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON SOCI KCRM QA MC
09HONGKONG945MACAU OBSERVERS DISMISS HONG KONG REPORTS OF A
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Macau contacts dismiss allegations by Hong Kong activists that Beijing has a "second governing team" administering Macau (reftel). Most question why the central government would feel the need: Macau's government sticks close to the central line, and Macau people are f [...]
2009-05-22 09:58:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH HK
09HONGKONG976CODEL PELOSI, ACTIVISTS DISCUSS CHINA'S LABOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent Hong Kong-based human rights and labor activists Han Dongfang and Robin Munro told CODEL Pelosi May 29 that a maturing grassroots rights movement in China gives them hope, though pervasive corruption remains a major obstacle to protecting Chinese citizens' rights and wel [...]
2009-05-29 13:41:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON ELAB ETRD OREP PELOSI
09HONGKONG977CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CODEL Pelosi May 29, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang stressed the close economic links and shared values between the United States and Hong Kong. He also touted Hong Kong's efforts to address climate and energy issues, including government-to-government cooperat [...]
2009-05-29 13:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SENV ENRG
09HONGKONG983MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION: BEIJING BLINKS?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Unless and until Macau Prosecutor General Ho Chio-meng throws his hat in the ring, it appears Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on has a lock on Macau's July Chief Executive election. Ho's entry would likely be a signal Beijing had decided he [...]
2009-06-01 03:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH MC
09HONGKONG984CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: A far-ranging meeting May 29 between CODEL Pelosi and seventeen of Hong Kong's most active (and vocal) legislators covered a range of issues, with pan-democratic legislators calling for U.S. support on human rights in China and Hong Kong's democratic development. Pro-establishment [...]
2009-06-01 03:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ETRD SENV ENRG
09HONGKONG985CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH MARTIN LEE
[...] (C) Summary: Veteran democratic politician Martin Lee warned CODEL Pelosi May 30 that Beijing was "reneging" on its promises of elections by universal suffrage, Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong, and a high degree of autonomy in matters specified in the Basic Law. He said Hong Kong people t [...]
2009-06-01 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF CH HK
09HONGKONG986HONG KONG POLICE FOIL 2008 PLOT TO KILL MARTIN LEE
[...] (C) Post expected press interest in pan-democratic leader Martin Lee's May 30 meeting with CODEL Pelosi (reftel). However, questions to Lee that morning from waiting press focused more on a front-page South China Morning Post (SCMP) story reporting police having foiled a planned attempt on Lee [...]
2009-06-01 03:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CH HK
10HONGKONG10HONG KONG JANUARY 1 DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATION: ONE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Thousands of Hong Kong residents marched to the Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) January 1 to push for universal suffrage and to protest the conviction of Mainland Charter '08 activist Liu Xiaobo. While the Civic Party and the radical League of Social Democrat [...]
2010-01-04 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
10HONGKONG100THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: BEIJING DECLARES
[...] (C) Summary: Beijing made its first direct response to plans by Hong Kong's Civic Party and League of Social Democrats (LSD) to use five legislative by-elections as a de facto referendum on constitutional reform by means of a January 15 statement issued through Xinhua (text below) that declare [...]
2010-01-19 11:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
10HONGKONG101HONG KONG RAIL PROTESTS: WHAT A FIELD DAY FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: As expected, Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) Finance Committee approved funding to begin construction of a link to the PRC national high-speed rail system in the early evening of January 16. Though largely peaceful, protesters clashed with police following a decision not [...]
2010-01-19 12:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
10HONGKONG111HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI: HONG KONG AND
[...] To date, Hong Kong and Macau SAR governments have not offered any direct humanitarian support to Haiti relief efforts. Instead, the Hong Kong government has encouraged local NGOs to apply for grants from the government's Disaster Relief Fund. 2. Several Hong Kong-based charities and NGOs [...]
2010-01-20 10:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCM EAID ECON HA HK PGOV PREF PREL
10HONGKONG112HONG KONG YAHOO AND MICROSOFT BLOCK ADULT CONTENT
[...] (U) Hong Kong's major English daily, the South China Morning Post (SCMP),reported January 17 that both Yahoo.com.hk and Microsoft's Bing search engine in Hong Kong were now blocking adult content through the use of strict "SafeSearch" filters. Users of the Yahoo-owned Flickr photo sharing w [...]
2010-01-20 10:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD HK TINT SOCI CH
10HONGKONG113RUSAL IPO IN HONG KONG: ALL RISK, NO REWARD FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Aluminum company Rusal is set to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) when it completes its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on January 27. Rusal's questionable corporate governance, precarious debt profile, and its CEO's alleged ties [...]
2010-01-20 11:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV HK CH RS
10HONGKONG130BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, post conducted a pre-license check on application 050197283 for the export to Hong Kong of an infrared camera which is part of an infrared microscope. In post's assessment, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, which is under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKS [...]
2010-01-25 08:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HK
10HONGKONG146HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...]
2010-01-26 07:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG149HONG KONG AGREES TO PURSUE MOU WITH U.S. CONSUMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Customs and Excise Department (CED) told U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs Richard O'Brien on January 12 that CED would work in 2010 on a memorandum of understanding ( [...]
2010-01-26 09:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD USTR HK CH
10HONGKONG150RESIGNATION, REFERENDUM, REVOLUTION, OR WHATEVER:
[...] (C) Amidst a swarm of media cameras, Civic Party Legislators Alan Leong Kah-kit and Tanya Chan Suk-chong, joined by the radical League of Social Democrats' (LSD) Raymond Wong Yuk-man, Albert Chan Wi-yip and "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, publicly resigned their Legislative Council seats January [...]
2010-01-26 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
10HONGKONG16THIRD FORCE? DEMOCRATIC PARTY SEEKS MODERATE
[...] (C) Summary: Having rejected the resignation-as-referendum plan launched by the League of Social Democrats (LSD) and the Civic Party, the Democratic Party (DPHK) now hopes to collaborate with a group of pro-democracy scholars to produce an alternative reform plan. While they hope their plan co [...]
2010-01-05 06:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
10HONGKONG182HK ECONOMISTS DISMISS DOWNSIDE RISKS TO CHINESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: China macroeconomists in Hong Kong predict inflation and Renminbi (RMB) appreciation for 2010 but are not overly worried about asset bubbles or non-performing loans. The recent small interest rate increase and hike in reserve requirements were intended to show the market that [...]
2010-01-29 10:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
10HONGKONG19HONG KONG TO BEIJING: WE WANT A ROLE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Hong Kong government (HKG) has embarked on all-out effort to be included in China's 12th Five-Year Plan (FYP),due to start in 2011. Spurred by fears of being marginalized and buoyed by overwhelming public support, Chief Executive Donald Tsang in his October Policy [...]
2010-01-05 08:26:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
10HONGKONG190BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post conducted post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050207857 for the export of grenade and grenade launchers to Hong Kong. After meeting with the parties to this license (Props Co. Ltd. and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Immigration Department),Post' [...]
2010-02-01 10:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HK
10HONGKONG197RESIGNATION-AS-REFERENDUM: ONE HAND CLAPPING?
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-Beijing parties have counted themselves out of the Civic Party-League of Social Democrats by-election-as-referendum plan, citing those parties' use of the term "uprising" and Beijing's declaration that the "referendum" is illegal. Pro-establishment politicians continue to bea [...]
2010-02-04 00:54:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
10HONGKONG199MACAU AIRPORT INTEGRATING SERVICES WITH MAINLAND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with declining passenger and cargo traffic, the Macau International Airport Company Ltd. (CAM) has ventured into the Mainland's Pearl River Delta (PRD) in hopes of better integrating its cargo and passenger services with the region. An increase in air cargo volume from the [...]
2010-02-04 00:54:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECIN TW MC HK
10HONGKONG212HK BUSINESSES WARN TREASURY CONFIDENT CHINESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Treasury Senior Coordinator for China and the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) David Loevinger led a Treasury and Consulate General team in meetings with Blackstone Asia Chairman Anthony Leung, Credit Suisse Asia CEO Kai Nargolwala, Hong Kong Monetary Autho [...]
2010-02-04 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON CH HK
10HONGKONG232BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: UNFAVORABLE PRE-LICENSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, Post conducted a pre-license end-use check on application 050211346 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled transformer coupling devices to end-user Sinometer (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (Sinometer) and foreign consgnee H&E Development Comp [...]
2010-02-08 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC CH HK
10HONGKONG233JASPER TSANG ON EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Legislative Council (LegCo) President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing used a luncheon address organized by the Hong Kong Democratic Foundation to de-bunk a widely-held belief that relations between Hong Kong's executive and legislative branches were dysfunctional. That many government init [...]
2010-02-08 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HK
10HONGKONG235EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHINA OCEAN
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-09 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG236EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHU KONG
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-09 00:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG266HONG KONG PUSHES THE OFFSHORE RMB ENVELOPE
[...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular February 11 that effectively simplifies and expands the use of Renminbi (RMB) in Hong Kong for both cross-border and domestic transactions. Foreign companies, including U.S. companies, are explicitly allowed to conduct trade [...]
2010-02-12 07:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON HK CH
10HONGKONG267HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS WELCOME PLA TROOPS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy forces currently deployed in the waters off East Africa to counter Somali maritime pirate attacks have reportedly offered troops to merchant ships from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Hong Kong Ship Owners Associat [...]
2010-02-12 07:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA ATRN EWWT PREL KPIR KCRM IMO DA UK BA
10HONGKONG268SOCIAL JUSTICE TRUMPS DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Although democracy is now at least a topic of discussion in Macau, even the leading advocates of democratic reform see little prospect that the public will push for more democracy in the near term. At most, there might be a transition in the 2013 legislative elections that would [...]
2010-02-12 08:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC HK
10HONGKONG277NEXT GENERATION MACAU LEADERSHIP: THE PLAYER, THE
[...] (C) Summary: Few of our counterparts seemed able (or willing) to tip anyone as a future leader in Macau. In some respects, argued one democratic politician, even Beijing was stuck on the issue, since the small-circle election system it devised gave Macau's establishment a veto effective agains [...]
2010-02-17 07:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV MC CH
10HONGKONG279SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. Para 25: T [...]
2010-02-17 07:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HONGKONG286MACAU: HOW MUCH CHANGE FROM CHUI, HOW MUCH
[...] (C) Summary: Few of our contacts expect new Macau Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai-on to take any significant policy initiatives, at least for now. They point to his coming March 16 policy address as offering the conclusive word one way or another. Our contacts suggested different rol [...]
2010-02-18 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MC CH
10HONGKONG290REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: HK VIEWS APEC AS "DEFINING
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: A senior Hong Kong official welcomed Secretary Clinton's January 12 speech on U.S. views toward Asia Pacific Regional Architecture and applauded clear administration statements on the importance of U.S. commitments in Asia. Despite its status as a Special Administrat [...]
2010-02-19 03:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL APECO ECON HK
10HONGKONG292SOMALI PIRACY: HONG KONG SHIP OWNERS TO LOBBY
[...] (SBU) On February 18, Hong Kong Ship Owners Association (HKSOA) Managing Director Arthur Bowring informed Post that the HKSOA would approach China's Foreign Ministry Commissioner in Hong Kong to raise the industry's concerns over a rumored United Nations ban on ransom payments to pirates. Res [...]
2010-02-19 09:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA ATRN EWWT PREL KPIR KCRM IMO DA UK BA
10HONGKONG299EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HWADAR SCIENTIFIC
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-22 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG300EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SOLAR ENERGY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-22 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG304SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. [...]
2010-02-22 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HONGKONG314EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ON GRACE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-02-24 07:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG32EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LEADGO LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-01-06 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG326HONG KONG AND MACAU NOTIFIED: FEBRUARY 10
[...] (SBU) On February 24, Post notified appropriate government officials in Hong Kong and Macau of the February 10 designation under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of an individual and four companies affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC),per reftel. 2. (SBU) Banking regulators from H [...]
2010-02-25 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM MC HK
10HONGKONG327HONG KONG ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) On February 6, Hong Kong completed its second and final round of public consultations on Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant anti-money laundering (AML) legislation to codify requirements on customer due diligence (CDD) and record keeping. The proposed legislation would also es [...]
2010-02-25 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK
10HONGKONG33EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LEADER MUTUAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2010-01-06 08:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG332DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY TO IRAN'S
[...] (SBU) On February 26, Economic/Political Chief delivered reftel points to Hong Kong's Marine Department Director Roger Tupper. Tupper stated no Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) or Hafiz Darya Shipping (HDS) vessels had entered Hong Kong waters in recent memory. In the event such [...]
2010-02-26 07:18:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP IR HK
10HONGKONG333UPON THIS ROCK: HONG KONG RULE OF LAW REMAINS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong legal professionals judged Hong Kong's rule of law remains both independent and, more importantly, sufficiently well-designed that few opportunities exist for external tampering. They believed Beijing recognizes the singular role rule of law plays in Hong Ko [...]
2010-02-26 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
10HONGKONG334UPON THIS ROCK: HONG KONG RULE OF LAW REMAINS
[...] (C) Summary: Thirteen years after Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong remains deeply enmeshed in the common law tradition. Law is taught, and cases are still largely heard, in English. Precedents from other common law jurisdictions, including the United States, are admissible [...]
2010-02-26 09:24:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH HK
10HONGKONG39TIP: HONG KONG WOULD BE "DISAPPOINTED" WITH A
[...] (SBU) On December 30, E/P Chief and Poloff met with Hong Kong Security Bureau, Police and Labor Department officials to follow up on G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's December 4 visit. The HKG officials appreciated Ambassador CdeBaca's visit and hoped he left with the "ground truth" that Hong K [...]
2010-01-07 02:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC
10HONGKONG4EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HONESTY ELECTRONIC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 01:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG43NEW COMPETITION LAW EXPECTED TO EXEMPT MANY HONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Commerce and Economic Development (CEDB) Bureau Undersecretary Greg So told U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic on December 8 that the Hong Kong government's (HKG) long-anticipated Competition Law will likely be submitted to Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) by J [...]
2010-01-08 10:36:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
10HONGKONG5EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: Y&W ENTERPRISES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 01:59:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
10HONGKONG69HONG KONG ANALYSTS' VIEWS ON CHINESE LEADERSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: China analysts in Hong Kong saw the PRC's provincial leadership reshuffle announced November 30 as a possible preview of the two top contenders for China's sixth generation leadership. They contended Hu Chunhua and Sun Zhengcai, both 46, have a good chance of joining the Politbur [...]
2010-01-13 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
10HONGKONG7MACAU WATER SECURITY: POLICIES EVOLVING TO LESSEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's over-reliance on the Mainland for its water supply has prompted the Special Administrative Region to adopt measures to secure long-term supplies with the aim of gaining greater autonomy over its water policy. These include conservation programs, tariffs, and new infrast [...]
2010-01-04 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG76TIP: CLARIFYING HONG KONG'S VICTIM ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong NGOs providing care to victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) recently clarified remarks made to G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca which suggested the Hong Kong government was unwilling to fund their work (reftel) by explaining they had never actually requested financial [...]
2010-01-14 03:35:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
10HONGKONG77AIRPORT CAPACITY EXPANSION IN HONG KONG AMID
[...] (SBU) The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has decided to move forward with airport upgrade and expansion plans despite the combined pressures of the economic crisis and the loss of Taiwan passenger volume to cross-strait direct flights. During a recent meeting with the Consulate, Airport Authority [...]
2010-01-14 03:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECIN TW HK
10HONGKONG802010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HONG KONG
[...] The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing disincentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied consistently and without discrimination. There is no distinction in law or practice between investment [...]
2010-01-14 09:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH
10HONGKONG862010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MACAU
[...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Country [...]
2010-01-15 10:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR HK CH
99HONGKONG8575PROMINENT HK JOURNALIST: CHINA´S ARMY WANTS
[...] (C) LONG-TIME CHINA REPORTER XXXXXXXXXXXX RECENTLY DESCRIBED AN INSULAR CHINESE MILITARY LEADERSHIP THAT INCREASINGLY HAS LOOKED TO LIMITED ARMED CONFLICT WITH TAIWAN AS A MEANS TO RESTORING THE ARMY´S PRESTIGE. HE ADDED THAT VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO WAS OUT OF FAVOR WITH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN B [...]
1999-09-24 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK TW US PINR
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