3.
•
MINISTER MENTIONED HONG KONG SPECIFICALLY ONLY TWICE: AS
ONE OF A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WHO, ALTHOUGH NOT BOUND BY THE
REFUGEE CONVENTIONS HAS EXTENDED THE PRIVILEGE OF FIRST ASYLUM
TO THE FLEEING REFUGEES'' AND IN PROTECTING THE HUMAN
RICHTS OF ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE THE REFUGEES - THE CIVIL AND
HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF RECEIVING COUNTRIES MAY BE
DETRIMENTALLY AFFECTED. TAKE AS AN EXAMPLE THE SITUATION IN
HONG KONG.
TEBBIT
FILES
SEAD HK & GD
PS
PS/LPS
PS/KR HURD
UND
FED
BESD
[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]
COPIES TO:
PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF SIR A PARSONS KR CORTAZZI
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
(MR BURLEIGH
(MR. WOODFIELD
LONDON
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
IR HILLARY
HOME OFFICE
N AM D SAD EID (E)
KR LEAHY
PUSD
ER KURRAY
OID
IPD
NEWS DEPT
MVD
2
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
MR V MCGEE FAO ODA