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TELNO 128
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
5 JUN 1986
OFFICER
T-GISTRY Azuon Taken
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YOUR TELNO 55 (NOT TO UKMIS GENEVA): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG
KONG
PARA 2 OF TUR INDICATED THAT, BEFORE PRESSING THE NEW
ZEALANDERS TO TAKE MORE REFUGEES (OUR TELNO 280 TO HONG KONG) WE
SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE 10 THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED. IT NOW APPEARS (HONG KONG TELNO 756 TO FCO) THAT IN
FACT 19 SHOULD BY NOW HAVE REACHED NEW ZEALAND FROM THE HONG KONG
CAMPS.
2.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW ESTABLISH WHETHER
THE 19 HAVE ARRIVED AND IF THEY HAVE THEN YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO THE
MFA ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES TO URGE THEM TO ACCEPT A FURTHER NUMBER OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG IN THEIR 1986/87 IMMIGRATION
YEAR.
3.
YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE SCORRI REPORT (OUR GUIDANCE TELNO 125 OF 1985) HONG KONG HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED TO RESETTLE IN HONG KONG UP
TO 250 ETHNIC CHINESE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CAMPS IN HONG KONG
(AT A RATE OF ABOUT 20 MONTHLY). AT UNHCR REQUEST HONG KONG HAVE
ALSO RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A RASRO (SHIP RESCUE) TRANSIT CENTRE IN
HONG KONG.
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