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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2962
OF 05100OZ AUGUST 88
INFO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK, HANOI
RECEIVED IN REGIST
SAUG 1988
137724
MDHIAN 9540
BANGKOK PLEASE PASS JOHONG KONG PARTY
(616
OUR TELNO 2947: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CHAU
HUNGER STRIKE AT HEI LING
THE HUNGER STRIKE PROTEST ENDED AT 12.00 HOURS TODAY WHEN THE HUT REPRESENTATIVES INFORMED OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT ALL OF THE BOAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE THE MIDDAY
MEAL. THE PROTEST HAS ENDED IN THE SAME ORGANISED AND RESTRAINED MANNER IN WHICH IT STARTED.
2. WE ARE NOT HOWEVER UNDERESTIMATING THE STRENGTH OF FEELING IN THE
VBP CAMPS ON THE REPATRIATION ISSUE AND FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS CAN
BE EXPECTED. THESE ARE LIKELY TO BE TRIGGERED BY NEWS OF THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH VIETNAM ON REPATRIATION OR PERHAPS BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF SCREENING. WE ARE CONSIDERING THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE MADE TO MANAGE THE PROMULGATION AND TIMING OF THE SCREENING RESULTS AND WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF OUR PLANS.
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