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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: TALKS WITH VIETNAM
Charles Powell's letter of 5 September recorded your
agreement that we should contribute to UNHCR funding
of modest reintegration assistance for boat people
returning to Vietnam from Hong Kong.
FCO, Hong Kong Government and Vietnamese officials
held a second round of talks in London on 11-12 October.
The main elements to emerge from the meeting were the
following:
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(a) the Vietnamese assured us that they were
determined to stop departures from Vietnam by boat.
(b) the two sides agreed on the need for
comprehensive arrangements for all arrivals who, under
Hong Kong's new policy, do not qualify as refugees for
resettlement;
(c) the two sides agreed to make an early start