GRS 200
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY PARIS
TELNO 6
OF 0405OOZ JULY 86
RESTRICTED
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE BRUSSELS
INFO ROUTINE FCO, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA
87
This Busting
П
plan
والحماة
HKGO BRUSSELS FOR NIGEL FRENCH: TELNO B646 REFERS.
(79)
YOUR TELNO 645 TO FCO AND TO HONG KONG : VIETNAMESE REFEGEES.
9/2
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED THE HSSUE OF A WORKING
VHSA FOR MARINA CENALMOR, WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG
ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULED DATE AND ENGAGE IN WORK CONNECTED
WITH THE FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMME PROPOSED BY THE
ECOLES SANS FRONTIERES (ESF).
IT APPEARS THAT THE FUNDING OF THE ESF PROGRAMME REMAINS UNRESOLVED. WE LEARN FROM THE UNHCR THAT ESF HAS FUNDS
TO COVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS ONLY. THEY HAVE ASKED THE UNHCR TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAMME BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR APPROACH HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE PASSED A LIST
OF FRENCH BANKS ACTIVE IN HONG KONG TO ESF AND SUGGESTED ESF APPROACH THESE COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS TO SEE IF THEY ARE
INTERESTED IN FUNDING THE PROGRAMME.
TO MAKE THE SCHEME SUCCESSFUL, WE FEEL THAT ESF MUST OBTAIN FIRM PROMISES OF RESETTLEMENT OFFERS FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. OTHERWISE THE REFUGEES MAY NOT BE TOO ENTHUSIASTIC IN PARTICIPATING.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
BEAD
HKD
UND
FED
NEWS D
MAED
P8
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
MR SLATER MR WILSON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
RESTRICTED
HKK 243/9
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
7 JUN 1986
DESK OFFICE
BVDEX
PA
CIRY
laken
Crn
77.86 !