CONFIDENTIAL
102715
MDHOAN 8235
4
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 747
OF 30175OZ MARCH 89
B
YOUR TELNOS 910 AND 1002:
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TOP Q Di
2/13/20
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
FINANCE
1 WE SYMPATHISE WITH THE DIFFICULTIES YOU ARE LIKELY TO FACE WITH THE LEGCO FINANCE COMMITTEE. BUT WE REGRET THAT WE ARE
UNABLE TO SUGGEST A MORE FORTHCOMING LINE THAN THE ONE SET OUT IN
PARA 3 OF FIRST TUR.
2. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE ODA, WHO ADVISE THAT THEY WOULD FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ENVISAGE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ANY OF THE THREE SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES LISTED IN PARA 2 OF FIRST
TUR.
3. IN THE EVENT OF UNHCR SIGNALLING THAT THEY MIGHT NOT MEET THE OBLIGATIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING, WE WOULD OF COURSE LOBBY THEM HARD TO HONOUR THESE OBLIGATIONS, REMINDING THEM OF THE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNHCR'S OPERATIONS
IN HONG KONG WHICH WE HAVE PLEDGED IN THE PAST YEAR.
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