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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
CAVEAT
In Confidence
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1.
At our meeting on 22 June I left with you a piece of
paper setting out a proposal for a new resettlement
commitment by the UK to take in 1,000 Vietnamese refugees
in various categories over 3 years. You kindly
undertook to consider this.
2. We also agreed that my officials would do some
further work, with a view to strengthening the case for a
new commitment. In particular we would try to assess the
deterrent effect of the new policy; and we would
elaborate on why we thought that a new commitment of
1,000 would be sufficient to generate a significant
response from others. We also subsequently undertook to
find out more about measures being taken in the camps to
equip candidates for resettlement for a new life in the
West.
3.
The new policy has been in force for one month.
Since its introduction, the rate of arrivals has
continued at a very high rate: about 4,000 more boat