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the Vietnamese to underline Ministers' personal concern about the
situation; to seek chapter and verse on the measures which the
Vietnamese authorities claim they are taking and to press them to
do more.
6.
The Chinese authorities have only just received the Secretary of State's message of 27 April, which was delivered to the MFA on
the same day by the Counsellor in the Ambassador's absence from
Peking on a commercial tour. The Ambassador's return to Peking
provides an opportunity for him to call on Vice Minister Zhou Nan to
add new weight to the message, reiterate the points it contains, and
to bring to the attention of the Chinese the latest figures for
arrivals, and the latest information about the routes taken by the
boat people.
7. It should lie within the power of the Chinese to stop the boat
people from reaching Hong Kong if they are really determined to
do so.
In particular they should be able to detain individuals who have entered China illegally and who undertake a lengthy journey
overland.
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