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THE PROBLEM. IN RECENT MONTHS WE HAVE INTENSIFIED OUR CONTACTS WITH THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES ON THIS ISSUE, AND MORE RECENTLY STILL
THEM THE POSSIBILITY OF REPATRIATING HAVE DIRECTLY EXPLORED WITH
BUT I HAVE TO REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG ON ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS. SAY THAT THERE HAS SO FAR BEEN NO SIGN OF VIETNAMESE WILLINGNESS
CASE BASIS. WE SHALL TO TAKE PEOPLE BACK EXCEPT ON A CASE BY
IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS ON ALL THESE FRONTS.
MAKE A FURTHER APPROACH INSTRUCTED OUR AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM TO TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO HANOI.
WITH ME FREQUENTLY IS THE A THIRD ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN RAISED QUESTION OF BN(0) PASSPORTS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE BN (0) STATUS AND
THE NEW PASSPORT IS DESIGNED TO LAST THROUGH AND BEYOND 1997. PASSPORTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED NOW TO GIVE HONG
AS
KONG PEOPLE, AS WELL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES AROUND THE WORLD, PLENTY OF TIME TO GET USED TO THEM. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT MOUNTED A MAJOR DIPLOMATIC CAMPAIGN TO EXPLAIN TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS WHY THE NEW STATUS WAS BEING INTRODUCED AND THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE NEW
NO GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT PASSPORTS. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GOOD. WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PASSPORT AND I HAVE NOT HEARD OF A SINGLE CASE IN WHICH A HOLDER OF THE NEW PASSPORT HAS ENCOUNTERED PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES FROM IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
WHERE THESE HAVE NATURALLY THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TEETHING TROUBLES. OCCURRED THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE ACTED PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO OVERCOME THEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IF ANY NEW PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE. I AM ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THAT THE NEW PASSPORT WILL BE AS WIDELY ACCEPTED AS IS THE BDTC PASSPORT.
HAVE SEEN I HAVE BEEN GREATLY IN CONCLUSION LET ME SAY THAT IN ALL I IMPRESSED BY THE QUALITY AND DYNAMISM OF THE TERRITORY'S ADMINIS- TRATION. IT PROVIDES THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE
FLOURISH. AND FLOURISH IT DOES. ENTERPRISE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN
I HAVE ENJOYED MY VISIT AND I LOOK THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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FORWARD TO RETURNING SOON.