CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 78
OF 151555Z MARCH 89
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
НКО 2034
041464
MDLOAN 3205
RF
1. MAR
Jake
HONG KONG TELNO 895: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: LIBERALISATION
PROGRAMME
1.
THE UNHCR REQUEST THAT HONG KONG FINANCE THE EXTENSIVE REFURBISHMENT OF THE CAMPS, WHICH GOES BEYOND THE TERMS OF THE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING, IS AN UNWELCOME DEVELOPMENT. SO ALSO IS THE APPARENT THREAT THAT THEY MIGHT THEMSELVES BREACH THE UNDERSTANDING. THE POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES IN HONG KONG IF EITHER COURSE IS PURSUED SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE UP THE TWO POINTS IN THE TERMS REQUESTED BY HONG KONG
IN TUR.
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
ADDITIONAL
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
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