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FM HONG KONG 1605122 DECEMBER 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1474 OF 16 DECEMBER
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 1075: PQS: SIR P WALL.
HACK 243
PA
AF18/12
See
H1343/2
1. WE HAVE NO COMMENT ON DRAFT REPLY TO QUESTION (A) IN PARAGRAPH
2 OF TU R.
2. DRAFT REPLY TO QUESTION (B) WE ASSUME THAT FIRST TWO FIGURES QUOTED, REFER TO REGIONAL RESCUES. NUMBER STILL IN HONG KONG IS 52: THAT IS 50 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES RESCUED BY BRITISH SHIPS AND TWO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SUBSEQUENTLY
BORN IN HONG KONG.
3. WE SUGGEST DRAFT ANSWER TO QUESTION C BE AMENDED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
119 OF 34 BOAT PEOPLE RESCUED BY THE CITY OF EDINBURGH
HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN U S. THE REMAINDER ARE EXPECTED IN DUE
COURSE TO BE RECEIVED IN THE UK. 18 OF THE 42 30AT PEOPLE
RESCUED BY THE PO YANG HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN US, CANADA
AND AUSTRALIA. HMG IS STILL CONSIDERING RESETTLEMENT OF THE
REMAINDER' 1
WE THINK CUR FINAL SENTENCE IS MORE APPROPRIATE SINCE IT
MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE PRESENT POSITION.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
OF THIS P Q TO PRESS THE HOME OFFICE YET AGAIN ON THE
24 EX PO YANG REFUGEES STILL IN HONG KONG.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HK & GD
MAED PS
UND
KED
ECD
PUSD
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PS/PUS
MR WRIGHT
MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
COPIES TO
MR SIDDLE LEGAL ADVISER HKGO LONDON
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