TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 49

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6. THERE HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD PUBLIC AND MEDIA INTEREST HERE AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S HANDLING OF THE PROBLEM. A NUMBER OF UNOFFICIALS WERE REPORTED IN THE PAPERS THIS MORNING AS BEING OPPOSED TO LETTING THE REFUGEES LAND IN HONG KONG

F.C.O PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI

MACLEHOSE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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FILES UND

HK & GD

SEAD

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE IN LONDON

FED

SAD

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D

M & VD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

FS/MR:LUARD

FS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR. CORTAZZI

MR. WEIR

MR.MURRAY

MR.STRATTON

MR. LEAHY

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