CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2869
OF 28090OZ JULY 88
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HANOI
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MDLIAN 5767
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MIPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE IS AS FOLLOWS:
''HONG KONG GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
THERE IS A NEW POLICY IN FORCE IN HONG KONG.
FORMER RESIDENTS OF VIETNAM SEEKING TO ENTER HONG KONG AS ECONOMIC MIGRANTS ARE NOW TREATED AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND
DETAINED PENDING REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM. THEY WILL HAVE NO ACCESS TO RESETTLEMENT IN THIRD COUNTRIES.
RESIDENTS OF VIETNAM ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO LEAVE VIETNAM ILLEGALLY TO COME TO HONG KONG WHERE THERE IS NO FUTURE FOR THEM''.
FORD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
126
ΜΑΙΝ
123
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
NEWS
PS
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ECD (I)
E CD (E)
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