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FM KUALA LUMPUR 010255Z JULY
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELNO 232 OF 1 JULY
AND TO CO1 (FOO PLEASE PASS)
PRIORITY HONG KONG
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ROUTINE HANOI, PEKING, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, MANILA, WASHING -
TON, UKMIS NEW YORK AND UKMIS GENEVA
FOLLOWING FOR NEWS DEPARTMENT FROM FENN
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE GAVE AN ON-THE-RECORD PRESS CONFERENCE AT KAI TAK AIRPORT, HONG KONG JUST BEFORE HIS
DEPARTURE ON 30 JUNE. FOLLOWING IS EDITED VERBATIM TEXT:
LORD CARRINGTON: PERHAPS I SHOULD EXPLAIN AT THE OUTSET
THAT AFTER THE SUMMIT IN TOKYO, IT SEEMED TOM ME IMPORTANT
AND MOST INTERESTING, TO COME, EVEN FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME,
TO HONG KONG ON MY WAY HOME. FIRST OF ALL TO SEE SOMETHING
OF THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, TO SEE SOMETHING OF THE PROBLEMS
OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM
CHINA, TO SEE SOMETHING OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE WITH REGARD
TO HOUSING, AND ALSO TO HAVE A WORD WITH THE SERVICES, TO SE WHAT THEY WERE DOING, WHICH PARTICULARLY INTERESTED ME AS A FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE. IN A RATHER SHORT,
BUT QUITE BUSY DAY, I HAVE MANAGED TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS,
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. AFTER I LEAVE YOU WE GO TO KUALA LUMPUR WHERE I WILL SPEND 24 HOURS, 24 HOURS IN
DELHI, 24 HOURS IN BAGHDAD, AND THEN. PERHAPS 24 HOURS AT HOME BEFORE I GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
QUESTION: IN WHAT WAY WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOUR VISIT
TO HONG KONG HAS INFLUENCED YOUR VIEWS ABOUT THE REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT SITUATION, AND WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TO HELP?
LORD CARRINGTON: NOBODY WHO SAW WHAT I SAW TODAY COULD FAIL
TO HAVE BROUGHT DRAMATICALLY HOME TO THEM THE SCALE OF THE
HUMAN MISERY INVOLVED IN WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES. I AM GLAD THAT SO MANY OF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW
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