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HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION PLANS FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT
PEOPLE : CONDITIONS IN THE CAMPS.
1.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF MP'S LETTERS ABOUT
CONDITIONS IN THE CAMPS IN HONG KONG. WE INTEND TO RESPOND ON THE LINES THAT YOU HAVE SIMPLY BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE NEARLY 26000 ARRIVALS THIS YEAR, BUT THAT YOUR ACCOMMODATION PLANS WILL ENABLE YOU TO HOUSE THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN THE TERRITORY
IN REASONABLE CONDITIONS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. DEPENDING ON
THE RATE OF ARRIVALS IT WILL THEN NO LONGER BE NECESSARY TO HOUSE
BOAT PEOPLE IN TENTS OR AT ANCHOR OFF TAI A CHAU. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE MIGHT ELABORATE ON THE LINE, INCLUDING ANY COMMENTS ON SAN YICK AND OTHER TROUBLE SPOTS,
TO REACH US IF POSSIBLE DESKBY 24090OZ.
HOWE
YYYY
MAIN
109
DISTRIBUTION
115
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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