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OF 070755Z NOVEMBER 88
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT
AN INMATE OF THE HEI LING CHAU DETENTION CENTRE HAS ALLEGED THAT
HE WAS ASSAULTED BY A CSD OFFICER ON 26 OCTOBER. THE COMPLAINT HAS
BEN TAKEN UP BY UNHCR OFFICIALS. IN VIEW OF THE POLITICAL
SENSITIVITY OF SUCH ALLEGATIONS WE HAVE DECIDED TO ASK THE POLICE
TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINT. WE THINK THIS APPROACH IS PREFERABLE
TO A CSD INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
2.
THE INCIDENT HAS NOT YET BEEN PICKED UP BY THE LOCAL PRESS BUT
GIVEN THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE UNHCR WE THINK THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
THAT IT WILL LEAK AT SOME STAGE. ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE PERSON IS
INVOLVED WE CAN EXPECT THE PRESS TO MAKE SOMETHING OF IT AND LINK
IT TO THE JULY DISTURBANCES AND THE SUBSEQUENT JP'S REPORT. WE
HAVE PREPARED A DEFENSIVE PRESS LINE WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES THE
AND EXPLAINS THAT THE POLICE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO INVESTIGATE IT.
3. WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.
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