In the evening a marvellous reception given by Peter Heap,
the senior British Trade Commissioner preceded our sad farewell
to Peter Thomas, who had led us so well through our three week
sojourn in Australia, as he had to return to London.
On Saturday, at our request, a programme was laid on to
take us to the Border with China, along that Border, driven by
the Border Division Police (commanded by Mr Blain Hoggard) and
then back to Sha Tin where we visited the largest of the
Vietnamese Refugee Camps, Whitehead Detention Centre. This was a
fascinating day and we are indebted to Mr Hoggard and the
Superintendent of Whitehead, Mr Cheng Pak Kun, and their staff
for giving us an insight into the problems presented by control
of the Border and the Vietnamese refugees.
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Sunday was a red-letter day in Hong Kong, for 18 members of
the Legislative Council were to be elected democratically for the
first time. Our hosts laid on visits to the polling stations and
for those of us with a possible November election at home
face, all the posters and banners, the groups of supporters;
around the polling stations and the general excitement evoked a
certain frisson! In the event a lowish turnout
lowish turnout resulted in the
best organised group winning 15 out of 18 seats and presenting
the Governor with an interesting new challenge.
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