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HKD 243/8.
131560
MDHOAN 8039
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 13200OZ LUXEMBOURG
TELNO 43
OF 131415Z JUNE 88
AND TO DESKBY 14010OZ HONG KONG
TOP COPY
FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY
HONG KONG: PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY OF
STATE
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE ASKED FOR A MESSAGE TO HONG KONG TO EXPLAIN WHAT HMG HAVE BEEN DOING IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW POLICY ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
2. HKD HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE GOVERNOR. HE HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY OF DOING THIS WOULD BE FOR THE MESSAGE TO BE ADDRESSED TO SIR S Y CHUNG, WHO PRESIDED OVER THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH OMELCO ON 31 MAY, AT WHICH THE PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL.
3.
THE GOVERNOR SUGGESTS THAT THE MESSAGE COULD BE PASSED TO SIR S Y CHUNG JUST BEFORE THE LEGCO MEETING ON 15 JUNE, WHEN THE CHANGE OF POLICY IS TO BE ANNOUNCED TO LEGCO MEMBERS. THE MESSAGE WOULD THEN BE CIRCULATED TO ALL OMELCO MEMBERS AND THEN
RELEASED TO THE PRESS.
4.
MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT.
5.
(FOR GOVERNOR) IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 14093OZ, TO ENABLE US TO TAKE THESE INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FINAL VERSION WHICH, WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AGREEMENT, WE WILL TELEGRAPH TO YOU DESKBY 15010OZ.
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