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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
8 December 1988
T Flescher, Esq,
Bl Division (Room 630) Home Office
Lunar House Wellesley Road CROYDON
Surrey CR9 2BY
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Dear Time,
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG:
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RESETTLEMENT
I have discussed with a number of your colleagues how we should reply to Mr Powell's letter of 5 December We are anxious (copy enclosed for ease of reference).
to ensure that our resettlement proposal is not held up through being linked with the issue of citizenship for Hong Kong businessmen. It would not be understood in Hong Kong or in this country if a decision on this matter was delayed much longer.
I enclose a draft letter to No 10 which I need to
It is based get in the Foreign Secretary's weekend box. on material provided by the Home Office, but there are one or two gaps which still need to be filled. also be helpful if the examples of Hong Kong entrepreneurs mentioned in the draft could be named.
Yours Sincerely
Flam Panc
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Hong Kong Department
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