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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 080800Z FCO
TELNO 1449
OF 080735Z MAY 89
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKMIS, GENEVA, PEKING, HANOI, MANILA
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MY TELNO 1427: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ARRIVALS
1. IN PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTERIAL MEETING TODAY YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAD OVER 650 ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEKEND
(431 ON 6 MAY AND 234 ON 7 MAY).
UNTIL AT
2. WE NOW FACE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM OVER ACCOMMODATION
LEAST THE NEXT PHASE OF WHITEHEAD IS READY AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH. ALL FOUR AVAILABLE FERRIES ARE NOW IN OPERATION: WE ARE
REVIEWING OTHER OPTIONS FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION EITHER ON BOATS OR IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ON LAND. ALL THE LATTER OPTIONS
WILL LEAVE US WITH HIGHLY UNPALATABLE DECISIONS TO TAKE IN TERMS OF
THE LIKELY REACTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
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NEWS
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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