CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 4159
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
HKE
24311
RECEIVED
TY
04 JAN 1990
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OF 18123OZ DECEMBERND9
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
202
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130046
MDHIAN 9620
YOUR TELNO 2475: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: UK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON OUR BEHALF. WE SHALL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT HMG GETS FULL CREDIT IN HONG KONG FOR THIS VERY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION.
2. WE ARE CONSULTING BTC ABOUT PR HANDLING AND WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR PROPOSALS SEPARATELY. OUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ARE THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE MADE IN LONDON, AND REPEATED HERE BY BTC. WE WOULD THEN RESPOND IN SUITABLE TERMS.
3. THE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (I.E. UP TO 31 DECEMBER)
FOR EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION ARE :
HKD (M)
PDS (M)
HIGH ISLAND
7.10
0.592
SEK KONG
5.00
0.420
TAI A CHAU
10.64
0.886
FERRIES
6.58
0.548
TOTAL
29.32
2.446
WILSON
YYYY
MAIN
112
DISTRIBUTION
121
„VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
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