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Private Secretary
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Hong Kong Department
DATE:
22 June 1988
Cc:
Mr McLaren
Mr Colvin, SEAD
Mr Williams, UND
file 374
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: TELEGRAM TO THE PRIME MINISTER FROM
DR LE XUAN KHOA
1.
No 10 have asked for a draft reply from the Prime Minister to a telegram
from Dr Le Xuan Khoa, President of the Indo China Resource Action Centre,
about the new policy towards Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.
2. I recommend that the Prime Minister reply on the lines of the attached
draft. A covering Private Secretary's letter explaining the essential
background is also attached. The drafts incorporate comments from the Hong
Kong Government.
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