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MKD 2+3/8
3367713
MDHOAN 6038
DIST ON
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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 06010OZ HONG KÔNG
TELNO 2606
OF 05154OZ OCTOBER 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE EC POSTS, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND TO IMMEDIATE MANILA, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, JAKARTA
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, TOKYO, OTTAWA
862
863
YOUR TELNOS 3713 (NOT TO ALL) AND 3714 (REPEATED TO COPY
ADDRESSEES): VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
HEI LING CHAU
1.
REPORT ON DISTURBANCES AT
WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE ADVANCE WARNING GIVEN IN TURS. IF
NECESSARY WE WILL COMMENT AS FOLLOWS:
(A) WE ARE AWARE THAT THE REPORT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC, BUT WE
HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A COPY:
(B)
(C)
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPORT RECOGNISES THAT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE OPERATING UNDER CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BUT THAT IT CONCLUDES THAT UNNECESSARY FORCE WAS USED BY SOME
UNIDENTIFIED CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF ON 19 JULY.
WE NOTE THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE ACTED VERY
QUICKLY AS A RESULT OF THE REPORT TO EXAMINE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, AND TO CONSIDER WHETHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST THE STAFF INVOLVED.
HOWE
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SEAD
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DISTRIBUTION
42
NEWS DEPT
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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