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HKB
243 19
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
5508
122104
MDHOAN 9726
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2494
OF 1418OOZ DECEMBER 89
04 JAN 1990
DESK OFFICEF
INDEX
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL,
HKD
*
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION: VIEWS OF LEADING HONG KONG
FIGURES
1. MINISTERS HAVE ASKED WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO ENCOURAGE LEADING FIGURES IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE REPATRIATION OF THE FIRST GROUP OF NON-VOLUNTEERS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE IN PUBLIC. THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPORTING IN THE MEDIA HERE OF CRITICISM IN HONG KONG OF THE LINE TAKEN BY THE OPPOSITION PARTIES DURING DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE IN PARLIAMENT. MORE COMMENT ALONG THESE LINES WOULD GREATLY HELP WITH THE PRESENTATION OF OUR CASE AT THIS END.
2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY IDEAS YOU MIGHT HAVE, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF PROMPTING PEOPLE LIKE RITA FAN AND DAME LYDIA DUNN TO MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENTS/INTERVIEWS.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
112
DISTRIBUTION
121
.
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
PAGE
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR P J WESTON
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
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