CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 5
TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
OF 10080OZ JANUARY 90
CONFIDENTIAL
001061
MDHIAN 1840
2
HKB 243 /
RECEIVED IN RECISTRY
30 JAN1990
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INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, UKMIS GENEVA
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: LEGCO QUESTION
1. ON 17 JANUARY DR DANIEL TSE WILL ASK THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY THE FOLLOWING LEGCO QUESTION:
WILL THE ADMINISTRATION INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHETHER THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THE GENERAL TREATMENT GIVEN BY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE 637 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO WERE RETURNED TO THEIR COUNTRY IN SIX BATCHES UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION SCHEME SINCE MARCH 1989?
2. ROB VAN LEEUWEN HAS SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD REPLY THAT NO INDICATION HAS REACHED THE UNHCR BRANCH OFFICE IN HANOI OF ANY ILL TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES.
3. UNHCR LOCALLY CAN PROVIDE NO FURTHER INFORMATION. WE SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE GRATEFUL FOR FURTHER MATERIAL IN ANSWER TO POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTARIES ON UNHCR MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS, FREQUENCY OF VISITS TO RETURNEES, THEIR EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND GENERAL CONDITION, AND ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR MATTERS RAISED BY THE RETURNEES.
4. SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS MAY ALSO COVER THE TREATMENT OF THE 51 RETURNED ON 12 DECEMBER, AND AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON YOUR MONITORING OF THEM WOULD BE USEFUL.
5. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY DESKBY 12090OZ.
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