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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: RESETTLEMENT
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1.
The Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary wrote
to Mr Powell on 17 October about the outcome of the
second round of talks with the Vietnamese authorities on
the return of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong. We
have taken the first important step towards achieving our
objective of the return of all boat people who do not
qualify to be treated as political refugees. The
beginning of the repatriation exercise will reinforce the
deterrent effect of our new policies and reduce further
the rate of illegal departures for Hong Kong. The latest
figures already show that since mid-September arrivals
have virtually ceased.
2. There are now some 25,000 poat people in Hong Kong.
Or those 9,500 arrived after the introduction of
screening on 16 June.
that very tew, if any,
Initial screening results indicate
will qualify to be treated as