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TELEGRAM NUMBER 340 OF 17 JUNE
INFO PRIORITY HONG (GOVERNOR)
MIPT: IMMIGRATION INTO HONG KONG
1.
19 JUN 1980
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
Awig
AFTER DRAWING ATTENTION TO CONTINUING HIGH LEVEL OF LEGAL
IMMIGRATION, AND OUR HOPES FOR REDUCTION TO HISTORIC LEVEL OF
50 PER DAY, MR BLAKER STRESSED THAT OUR PRINCIPAL WORRY WAS
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. WE HAD TAKEN CERTAIN MEASURES (HIGHER
FENCES, LIGHTS AND MORE BOATS) AND APPRECIATED EFFORTS OF CHINESE
GOVERNMENT. BUT NUMBERS WERE CONTINUING TO RISE, AND PUTTING
ENORMOUS AND INCREASING BURDENS ON HONG KONG. WE NEEDED
DISCUSSIONS WITH, AND COOPERATION OF, CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO
REDUCE FLOW.
2. WE ALSO NEEDED CHINESE COOPERATION IN IMPLEMENTING
ARRANGEMENTS TO REPATRIATE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ACCEPTED FOR
SETTLEMENT IN CHINA. CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAD CONFIRMED
READINESS IN PRINCIPLE TO REPATRIATE. BUT 3,800 WERE AWAITING
REPATRIATION, MANY FOR PAST 8-10 MONTHS AND NEW ARRIVALS WERE
INCREASING.
CARRINGTON
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DISTRIBUTION
FILES
FED
HKGD
MAED
PUSD
OID
NEWS DEPT
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
MR DONALD
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