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TELNO 581
OF 10084OZ FEBRUARY 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE-LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 254:
VIETNAMESE
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UGEES: WRITTEN PQ FROM LORD HYLTON
AS STATED IN OUR TELNO 379 OXFAM HONG KONG HAS PREPARED THREE
REPORTS ON THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE SITUATION IN HONG KONG. THE FIRST REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN MAY 1986 AND A COPY WAS SENT TO
YOU BY BAG AT THE TIME. OUR COMMENTS ON IT WERE CONTAINED IN OUR
TELNO 1359 OF 6 MAY 1986 TO YOU.
2. THE SECOND REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR A MEETING BETWEEN OXFAM
AND MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 1986. THE REPORT
WAS NOT ADDRESSED TO US AND WE DID NOT RESPOND TO IT.
3. THE THIRD AND MOST RECENT REPORT BY OXFAM WAS PUBLISHED IN
NOVEMBER 1987. THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IS SENDING A FORMAL REPLY TO OXFAM RESPONDING TO IT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS/COMMENTS
IN IT IN SOME DETAIL. A COPY OF THE REPLY TO OXFAM FOLLOWS BY
BAG.
4.
FOR YOUR REFERENCE, WE ARE SENDING YOU THE FOLLOWING ALSO BY BAG:
(A) A SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE THREE OXFAM REPORTS
AND OUR COMMENTS ON THEM: AND
(B) A COPY OF THE SECOND OXFAM REPORT PREPARED FOR LEGCO.
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