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FM FCO 031850Z JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 16 OF 8 JAN
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PERSONAL FOR POLITICAL ADVISER FROM SIMPSON-ORLEBAR. YOUR TELNO 1497 OF 29 DECEMBER 1973: HUEY FONG
1. IN PARA 6 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE YOU MENTION THE NEED TO DEVISE A MEANS TO DISCOURAGE THE TRAFFIC IN LARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES IT WILL HELP US IN PREPARING FOR SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS TO KNOW HOW YOUR IDEAS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THIS AND TO HAVE YOUR COMMENTS, WITHOUT COMMITMENT, ON THE FOLLOWING:
(A) APART FROM THE LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HOPE TO TAKE, WHAT OTHER STEPS MIGHT BE EFFECTIVE IN DISCOURAGING THE LARGE-SCALE TRAFFIC MAKING FOR HONG KONG, INCLUDING ANY CHANGE
OF POLICY ON THE FIRST-PORT-OF-CALL PRINCIPLE?
(B) WOULD YOU ENVISAGE ANY CHANGES BEING APPLIED TO ALL SEABORNE REFUGEES OR ONLY TO THE VERY LARGE GROUPS BROUGHT TO HONG KONG BY SHIPS LIKE THE HUEY FONG?
(C) ARE YOU REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT ANY CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE MASTER OF THE HUEY FONG WOULD STICK?
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