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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989
THE UK GOVERNMENT FOR NOT EVEN OPENLY
TIF OF
BOAT PEOPLE FOUND NOT TO WELL
MANADATORY THAT
REPATRIATION
AL MAS
MRS FAN CRITICISED SUPPORTING MANDATORY RETURN REFUGEES, WHEN IT KNEW FULL PART AND PARCEL OF THE SCREENING POLICY.
A REFUGEF ORGANISATION IN BRITISH BECAUSE IT WOULD
SHE RECALLED THAT A LOBBYIST FROM THE U.S. HAD TOLD THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION IN AMERICA THAT THE MINISTER WAS RELUCTANT TO BACK FORCED REPATRIATION BRING BRITAIN WORLDWIDE CONDEMNATION.
VIETNAMESE
WERE MATTERS OF RESTED WITH THE
MRS FAN SAID SHE COULD STATE CATEGORICALLY THAT THE
ITS ASSOCIATED POLICIES AND BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND THEREFORE SOVEREIGN STATE THE UK.
—
PUT IN AND
SHE SAID HER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LORD GLENARTHUR HAD
OCTOBER WRITING IN
POLICY 1987 REGARDING THE SCREENING
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD REPATRIATION OF BOAT PEOPLE WAS THAT
INITIATIVE NEW
TO THE SUGGESTED THE SCREENING POLICY AS A
BRITISH IT ΤΟ GOVERNMENT, WHICH WAS VERY RECEPTIVE AND GAVE APPROVAL FOR CARRIED OUT IN HONG KONG WITHIN THE PROPER CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
BE
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE APPEARED HOWEVER, MP'S IN THE UK'S FOREIGN
PEOPLE PROBLEM WAS A MATTER OF TO THINK THAT THE VIETNAMESE BOAT INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, NOT A MATTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
WAY "ARE THEY PAVING THE MRS FAN ASKED.
FOR HMG ΤΟ SHED
BRITAIN MUST FOOT THE VBP BILL FOR HK
RESPONSIBILITY?"
VIETNAMESE SAID IN THE
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT MUST FROM NOW ON FINANCE ALL BOAT PEOPLE PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG, THE HON MARTIN LEE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
KONG'S
NOT IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD
DO SO. THFN HONG KONG COULD DO IT FOR THEM BY DEDUCTING ALL THESE EXPENSES FROM HONG FUTURE CONTRIBUTION UNDER THE DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT, MR LEE SAID THE MOTION DEBATE ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
IN
SOME FEARED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS IN BREACH OF AGREEMENT.
SAY WOULD
HONG KONG
OF
"BUT IT LIES ILL IN THE MOUTH
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ACCUSE US OF BREAKING AN AGREEMENT WHEN IT HAS BEEN SHIRKING FROM
HE SAID. UNDOUBTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR SO LONG OVER THIS MATTER,
MR LEE SAID HONG KONG MUST WAKE UP THAT THE BOAT PEOPLE WERE A PROBLEM FOR NOT FOR HONG KONG.
ΤΟ
ITS
TO THE
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
WHICH TRUTH.
WAS
AND
/HE SAID .....................