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TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELNO 0013
OF 20070OZ MAY 88
INFO PRIORITY FCO, OTTAWA, HKGO WASHINGTON, HKGO NEW YORK INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 11 : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : IRAC CONFERENCE
IT HAS NOW BEEN DECIDED THAT THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO THE ABOVE CONFERENCE WILL COMPRISE ONLY LEGCO MEMBERS RITA FAN AND Y F HUI.
NO HKG OFFICIAL WILL ACCOMPANY THE DELEGATION. NONE CAN BE SPARED AT
THAT TIME OWING TO PRESSURE OF WORK IN HONG KONG DEALING WITH THE
VERY SEVERE INFLUX OF BOAT PEOPLE WHICH WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
2. MRS FAN AND MR HUI WILL STILL WISH, AS PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED, TO HOLD MEETINGS WITH RELEVANT OFFICIALS, CONGRESSMEN, ETC. IN WASHINGTON, BUT HAVE DECIDED, ON ADVICE FROM THE CANADIAN COMMISS- IONER IN HONG KONG, NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE PLANNED VISIT OTTAWA AT
THIS TIME.
3. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE OR EMBARRASSMENT THESE CHANGES
MAY CAUSE, AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS ALREADY MADE BY YOU AND OTTAWA IN CONSULTATION WITH HKGO WASHINGTON IN PREPARING A
PROGRAMME.
WILSON
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
DISTRIBUTION
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ECD (E)
SPD
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NEWS
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PS MR EGGAR
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