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MDHIAN 1966
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1289
OF 25070OZ APRIL 89
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
20
OUR TELNO 895: YOUR TELNO 871: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FINANCE
1.
IN FIRST TUR WE EXPLAINED OUR DIFFICULTIES OVER CAPITAL
EXPENDITURE ON THE REFUGEE CAMPS PRIOR TO UNHCR TAKING THEM OVER. UNHCR ARE STILL PRESSING FOR CONSIDERABLE RENOVATION WORK
WHICH WE ESTIMATE WILL COST ABOUT HKD 6.5 MILLION AT TUEN MUN AND
HKD 15 MILLION AT SHAM SHUI PO. WE SEE LITTLE PROSPECT OF PERSUADING
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE SUCH EXPENDITURE.
2. WE HAVE NOT SEEN UKMIS GENEVA'S REPLY TO YOUR SUGGESTION IN
SECOND TUR ON EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE PILLAR POINT APPEAL TO COVER THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION FOR NEW ARRIVALS. IF
UNHCR ARE NOT PREPARED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE APPEAL TO COVER WHAT WOULD BE DETENTION CENTRE ACCOMMODATION, THEY WOULD PROBABLY ACCEPT A BROADENING TO COVER ALL REFUGEE CAMPS. THE STERLING
6 MILLION UK CONTRIBUTION WILL IN FACT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE
PILLAR POINT PROJECT AND ANY FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE USED
BY UNHCR TO RENOVATE THE OTHER REFUGEE CAMPS IN HONG KONG. THIS
WOULD REMOVE THE MAIN OBSTACLE TO UNHCR TAKING OVER THE REFUGEE CAMPS.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
101
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
NEWS
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
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