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MDHIAN 8960
''WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL IMPROVE
THEIR PROSPECTS OF RESETTLEMENT'' THE SPOKESMAN SAID. ''AT THE SAME TIME THROUGH BEING ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT THEY BECOME LESS OF A BURDEN ON HONG KONG''
·
''THERE IS NO SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE'', THE SPOKESMAN SAID. ''WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE MEASURES WE HAVE ADOPTED ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HONG KONG.'
1
ENDS
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
103
DISTRIBUTION
109
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NEWS
INFO
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR HOME OFFICE
NNNN
2
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