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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1989
MR LEE ADDED THAT PRIME MINISTER MRS
IN FAVOUR OF MANDATORY REPATRIATION
OF
THATCHER'S
STRONG STAND
THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WAS WELCOME INDEED.
"WE WANT TO SEE ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS LONG STANDING PROBLEM. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY WILL NOT TOLERATE ANOTHER YEAR SUCH AS THIS YEAR, MR LEE SAID.
STATES
HE DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN то ABOUT 60 UNITED SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN TO EXPLAIN TO THEM HONG KONG'S BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM.
"THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE UNITED STATES TO OPPOSE MANDATORY REPATRIATION OF ILLEGAL 1MMIGRANTS WHEN THEY ARE PRACTICING THIS EVERY DAY AT THE U.S./MEXICAN BORDER," HE SAID.
"IF THE UNITED STATES CANNOT ACCEPT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WHY ARE THEY FORCING US TO DO SO?" HE ASKED.
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TIME FOR HK TO DEFEND ITS STANCE ON VBP
THE TIME HAS COME FOR HONG KONG TO STAND UP AND STAND ON THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ISSUE ROBUSTLY AND THE HON RITA FAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
URGENT
DEFEND ITS RESOLUTELY,
MRS FAN WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION CALLING FOR THE
MANDATORY REPATRIATION OF NON-REFUGEE BOAT PROPLE.
SHE SAID SHE MADE NO APOLOGY FOR SUPPORTING MANDATORY REPATRIATION. SHE SAID SHE HAD NO DOUBT THAT HONG KONG WOULD BE VIGOROUSLY CRITICISED BY THOSE WHO CLAIMED TO BE HUMANE. WERE NOT WELL DISPOSED TOWARDS HONG KONG WOULD USE THIS AS TO UNDERMINE THE TERRITORY.
THOSE WHO AN EXCUSE
"SO BE IT. WE HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.
"I
MRS FAN SAID.
SHE ADDED THAT WHILE DEFENDING HONG KONG'S POSITION, IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE PATIENCE. UNDERSTANDING AND FIRMNESS IN WITH THE BOAT PEOPLE.
"THEY ARE. AFTER ALL. VICTIMS OF FALSE HOPE AND AND WE ARE NOT UNSYMPATHETIC TO THEIR PLIGHT."
IT WAS DEALING
CIRCUMSTANCES,
SHE SAID THE BOAT PEOPLE ISSUE HAD AROUSED A LOT OF EMOTION. BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. MUCH OF THE EMOTION WAS CAUSED BY OVER-SIMPLIFICATION OF THE ISSUE. LACK OF INFORMATION AND MISUNDERSTANDING. AND GUILTY CONSCIENCE OVER PAST EVENTS.
/SUCH EMOTION