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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1990

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GOVERNOR HOPES DISCUSSIONS IN HANOI WILL GET ARRANGEMENTS INTO PLACE

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) HE HOPED THAT WE WOULD GET ARRANGEMENTS INTO PLACE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

BACK WHO WERE NOT ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERS, TO BE SENT

TO VIETNAM IN DISCUSSIONS NOW GOING ON IN HANOI THIS WEEK.

SPEAKING то REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE PETER SCOTT FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT MAI PO, SIR DAVID SAID: "BECAUSE THAT MUST BE PART OF ANY ARRANGEMENT FOR DEALING WITH THE WHOLE PROBLEM AND PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE WHOLE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION. YOU NEED RESETTLEMENT; YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS TO GO BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE; AND YOU NEED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERED."

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SIR DAVID ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS AGREEMENT VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO SEND BACK PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT ACTIVELY VOLUNTEERED TO GO BACK.

"THAT AGREEMENT IS THERE. WE'VE USED IT ONCE. WE WANT TO GO ON USING IT. WHAT WILL NOW BE DISCUSSED IN HANOI IS THE TECHNICAL DETAILS, HOW CAN WE CONTINUE THAT AGREEMENT, HE SAID.

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ASKED ABOUT

SIR PEOPLE THE USE OF FORCE TO SEND BOAT

BACK, DAVID SAID: "WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS USE THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT EVERY

EVERYWHERE COUNTRY

IN THE WORLD USES FOR DEPORTING PEOPLE WHO ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS,

DO IT EVERY DAY, SENDING PEOPLE BACK TO CHINA; THE UNITED STATES DOES IT EVERY DAY, SENDING PEOPLE BACK TO HAITI, SENDING PEOPLE BACK

HAVE WHO TO MEXICO; BRITAIN DOES IT EVERY DAY, SENDING PEOPLE ENTERED BRITAIN ILLEGALLY.

"WE NEED THE SAME ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE IN HONG KONG FOR RETURNING PEOPLE TO VIETNAM, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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SIR DAVID SAID IT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD THING IF WE COULD RETURN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAD VOLUNTEERED TO VIETNAM, AND TO DO SO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

FOR ARRANGEMENTS

GETTING

"SO IF VIETNAM NOW PUTS IN PLACE

AND BACK TO VIETNAM QUICKER THEN WE WILL BE PLEASED, VOLUNTEERS MORE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER, THE HAPPIER WE SHALL ALL BE, HE ADDED.

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GOING

IT COULD

THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT HE DID NOT THINK PEOPLE BACK AS VOLUNTEERS COULD COVE THE WHOLE PROBLEM, BUT THAT HELP TO DEAL WITH SOME BO¦ OF HE PROBLEM.

THAN WE

VOLUNTEERS.

WHOLE SAID.

"IT IS OBVIOUSLY BETTER THAT PEOPLE SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO GO BACK

HAVE SHOULD

TO

AS WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE SENT BACK

NON- SOLVE BUT IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO EXPECT THAT WE COULD

11 SIR DAVID PROBLEM SIMPLY BY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER,

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"THAT IS RETURNING PEOPLE ADDED.

WHY WE ALSO WANT TO GET IN PLACE ARRANGEMENTS FOR

WHO HAVE NOT ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERED TO GO

HE

BACK,

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