A subsidiary of a Chinese-linked company, which ASIO warned major federal political parties about this year, may have met with Tasmania's coordinator-general six months before donations were made to the Liberal Party, documents have revealed.

The domestic spy agency has warned the major parties about taking donations from two billionaires, including Huang Xiangmo, the chairman and founder of Yuhu Group, because its intelligence revealed worrying links to the Chinese Communist Part.

Last year, Labor senator Sam Dastyari resigned from Labor's frontbench after mounting criticism on the payments he received from Yuhu Group.

In a letter sent in response to a right to information (RTI) request from the Tasmanian Greens, the state's coordinator-general John Perry confirmed he met George Qiao from Esson International and that it is understood Mr Qiao was also the vice-president of Shenzen Yuhu Group, a claim strenuously denied by the Yuhu Group.

Mr Perry was appointed to the role in 2015 to help attract investment to the state.

Mr Perry did not disclose what the meeting with Mr Qiao was about. He confirmed that in November 2015 the Office of the Coordinator-General had contact with Yuhu Group (Australia) regarding potential investment in the seafood industry in Tasmania.

Mr Perry said information on the seafood industry was provided to Yuhu Group in December 2015.

Six months later, in May 2016, the Tasmanian Liberal Party received $30,000 in donations from two companies linked to Yuhu Group.

Mr Parry says information on the seafood industry was provided to Yuhu Group in December 2015. ( ABC News: Damian McIntyre )

The three-page "Investor Request" document — disclosed as part of the RTI — detailed facts on the state's aquaculture industry and identified companies in Tasmania available to buy.

The information provided to Yuhu Group said:

"We believe Tasmania presents a compelling case for investment into aquaculture and would be delighted to assist the company throughout their feasibility and further due diligence to further support out conviction."

Tasmanian Greens Leader Cassy O'Connor said the revelations of contact between the subsidiaries of Yuhu Group and the coordinator-general were deeply concerning.

"The Liberals are taking money form a company that ASIO has put a big red flag up over because of their links to the Communist Party," she said

"A foreign company is not making donations to the Tasmanian Liberals because it is feeling nice, they are making donations because they expect there will be a return on their investment."

Treasurer Peter Gutwein said that was not the case.

He said the information provided to Yuhu Group was on the public record.

"There are approaches made to the coordinator-general in respect of information that investors both national and international might be requesting certain industry sectors," he said.

"There is no implication at all, the coordinator-general was just doing his job."

Donations on public record: Yuhu

A spokesman for Yuhu Group chairman said company chairman Huang Xiangmo's political donations were a matter of public record and had no connection to any investment decisions.

Yuhu Group has invested in abalone and lobster aquaculture through Hai Loong Seafood Exports in Margate in south-east Tasmania.

Ms O'Connor said Yuhu Group's donations highlighted the need for urgent reforms to political donation disclosures.

Voters have to wait a year for find out about donations, and only donations over $13,000 are disclosed.

Push to change disclosure rules

This week in Parliament, the Opposition and the Greens will push for more restrictions and transparency for political donations.

Labor spokesman Josh Willie said he believed Tasmanians wanted to see more transparency around political donations.

"We are going to spend the last parliamentary session working towards a more open and transparent system when it comes to political donations, and our leader Rebecca White will have more to say as the week unfolds."

Mr Gutwein said there was no need to change the current disclosure laws.

Editor's Note: Advisors for Mr Huang and the Yuhu Group have contacted the ABC following publication stating that Mr Qiao was not and is not an employee, agent or representative of Yuhu Group. The advisors told the ABC no representative of Mr Huang or Yuhu Group met with the Tasmanian Coordinator-General before the Yuhu Group invested in Tasmania, and that Mr Huang did not receive any favourable investment treatment in Tasmania because of political donations made. The story has been updated to reflect this.

