RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY HANOI
TELNO 24
OF 01080OZ JULY 88
INFO ROUTINE FCO
RESTRICTED
нко
24318
428
013467
MDLIAN 9441
DIST ?
OUR TELNOS 22 AND 23: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
·
FIGURE IN FOURTH PARAGRAPH OF CS' SPEECH WAS ''2621'' TOTAL ARRIVALS IN 1988 BEFORE 16 JUNE WERE 8,000 AND SINCE THEN (UP TO 30 JUNE) A FURTHER 1,200. TOTAL POPULATION OF BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG NOW 17,500 PLUS.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
54
HKD
SEAD
UND
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS
PS
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
54
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN