Cablegate: Hong Kong Government Response On Bamako Conference

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SUBJECT: HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE

Ref: State 190899

(U) Econoff delivered reftel message regarding attendance at the
Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza to Bonnie Yau,
Assistant Secretary (Health) of the Hong Kong Health, Welfare and
Food Bureau. She expressed support for the U.S. efforts to remain
engaged internationally on AI, but stated that Hong Kong has no
plans to attend the conference. Hong Kong's international AI
efforts are focused on China and Southeast Asia.

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