TNAG-0791-FCO40-995-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 214

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DESK BY 22003OZ

TO IMMEDIATE HONGKONG TELEGRAM NO. 131 OF 21 FEBRUARY,

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1. SIR ANTHONY ROYLE HAS TABLED AN ORAL PQ ASKING THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHAT CONSULTATION HE IS HAVING WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG REGARDING THE ONWARD TRANSIT TO THE UK OF SOME OF THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES THAT ARRIVE IN THE COLONY FROM SOUTH VIETNAM. SUBJECT TO HOME OFFICE APPROVAL WE WOULD LIKE TO REPLY THAT WE ARE

CURRENTLY DISCUSSING WITH THE HOME OFFICE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCEPTING INTO THE UK A NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT PRESENT

IN HONGKONG.

2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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(A) HOW MANY BOAT PEOPLE ARE THERE IN HONGKONG AT PRESENT? (D) WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES IN HONGKONG? (C) UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS ARE THE REFUGEES LIVING?

(D) PAS UNHCR GIVEN AN UNDERTAKING FOR ALL THE BOAT PEOPLE''?

3. GRATEFUL FOR REPLY, WITH ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BY 09OOZ, 22 FEBRUARY

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PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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