MKC241/4
11 APR 1991
Tel to HK.
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MS Barrett
Mr Walwyn UND
KN1)
Ms
Mo major
From: PS/Lord Caithness
Date: 27 March 1991
CC:
PS/Mr Lennox-Boyd
Sir J Coles
Mr Burns
Legal Advisers
Mr Colvin, SEAD
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Mr Paúl, HKD
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (VBP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (ICCPR)
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Lord Caithness is not at all happy with the situation set out in your minute of 25 March. I have asked the Diary Secretaries to fix a meeting for later today.
Among his
2. The Minister's main concern is that we have not been given proper notice by the Hong Kong Government. specific queries are:
What happens in a year's time when the "freeze period" thaws ?
How are the arguments affected by the outcome of the judicial review ?
How does the position in Hong Kong compare with here ?
What resources (both human and financial) are devoted to screening in Hong Kong ?
How does the screening process take and what does it involve ? How many are screened per week ?
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Peter Tibber
PS/Lord Caithness
27 March 1991
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