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FM HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 2272.
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.
CONDITIONS IN SAN YICK
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1. WE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU TO DRAW ON ALL OF THE MATERIAL IN OUR TELNO 3269 IN YOUR BRIEFING OF THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL, APART FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES OF PARAGRAPH 8. THE FIRE SERVICES REPORT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IT WOULD NOT HELP OUR PLANNING IF ANY INFORMATION ON ITS CONTENTS WERE TO BECOME PUBLIC
2. THE LIBERALISATION PROCESS IN THE SAN YICK BUILDING CAN IN PRINCIPLE PROGRESS RIGHT UP TO THE STAGE WHEN IT COULD BE DECLARED AN OPEN CAMP. THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE UNHCR ARE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE OVER THE SAN YICK BUILDING AS AN OPEN CAMP. IN YOUR BRIEFING TO THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL YOU COULD MAKE THE POINT THAT WE PLAN TO MOVE A LONG WAY TOWARDS FULL LIBERALISATION.
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