HKB
040 19
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
04 JAN 1990
DESK OFFICER
UNTRY
BRIEFING FOR CABINET: 14 DECEMBER
Supplementary twok provide for Mr Waldegrave
23
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14/12
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
- No date yet arranged for next involuntary repatriation flight.
Under our 26 June agreement, need to negotiate terms of next and
subsequent flights with Vietnamese.
Do not at the moment propose that next flight should be before the
resumption of the third meeting of the International Conference
Steering Committee on 18 and 19 January. Will work for
international agreement on repatriation procedures at that meeting.
There are about
Very few orphans are in the camps in Hong Kong.
1,000 unaccompanied minors for whom there are special arrangements
under the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA).
FAC evidence One hour on boat people discussion focussed on
repatriation exercise, statistics and money. Questions stern but all fielded successfully. Possible problem area to watch: Amnesty
International comments on screening procedures.