CONFIDENTIAL
166747
MDHIAN 8684
8. AN ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE FOR HONG KONG TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS ANY WAY THEY COULD EXPLOIT THE APPARENT VIETNAMESE READINESS TO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO CLEARING THE CAMPS IN TWO TO THREE YEARS BY AGREEING TO PROVIDE, IN STEP WITH THE RETURNS, PART OF THE SAVINGS WHICH WOULD THUS ARISE PUT ONLY AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ORP II PROGRAMME FINANCED BY HMG (PARA 4 ABOVE) HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS (A POINT WHICH OUGHT TO HELP WITH LEGCO). PAYING THE VIETNAMESE TO LIVE UP TO A TIGHT TIMETABLE WOULD SEEM TO HAVE DISTINCT POLITICAL MERITS. AND IT IS FROM HONG KONG THAT HANOI IS LOOKING FOR A GESTURE.
WILLIAMS
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
127
.VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
LIMITED
SEAD
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
ECD (E)
FINANCE D
FED
HKD
NAD
NEWS D
RMD
UND
EMAD/ODA
ADDITIONAL
8
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
135
EAPD/ODA
HD/ECFAD/ODA
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR AINSCOW
MR BONE
MR MUIR
MR BURNS
MR FREEMAN
MR KERBY
MR MANNING