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FM HONG KONG 1102002 MAY 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 557 OF 11 MAY

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INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE BANGKOKĮ FE MANILA.

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Action. 1.

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICE LONDON.

JAKARTA TELNO 127 TO FCO: JAKARTA MEETING ON REFUGEES,

1. WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THIS INDICATION OF INDONESIAN SYMPATHY

FOR HONG KONG'S PROBLEMS.

2. THE MAIN POINTS FROM THE HONG KONG BRIEF FOR THE MEETING

( BY BAG TO FCO AND WITH ORR TO JAKARTA ) ARE :

OBJECTIVES.

A. TO GET AGREEMENT THAT REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG ARE ELIGIBLE

FOR TRANSFER TO THE SPECIAL PROCESSING CENTRE (SPC) AND

B. TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM HERE.

TACTICS AND LINE TO TAKE.

A. TO LEAVE ASEAN COUNTRIES TO SET THE TONE OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION

OF VIETNAM'S ROLE BUT IN CORRIDOR DISCUSSIONS TO EMPHASISE EVIDENCE OF VIETNAMESE ENCOURAGEMENT OF BOAT REFUGEES :

B. HONG KONG WOULD AIM TO HAVE UP TO, BUT NO MORE THAN, 500

REFUGEES IN A GALANG SPC OF 10,000 :

C. IF INCLUDED IN THIS SPC, HONG KONG WILL BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER

AN APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SETTING IT UP :

AND

D. THE HIGH COSTS OF MAINTENANCE IN HONG KONG ARGUE FOR TRANSFER

OF LONG-TERM REFUGEES TO CHEAPER PROCESSING CENTRES.

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

UND

PS/MR BLAKER

LONDON

SEAD

MR BURLEIGH

FED

HOME OFFICE

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PS/PUS

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IPD

NEWS D MVD

SIR A DUFF

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

HOME OFFICE

SIR A PARSONS

MR BIRT

MR CORTAZZI MR LEAHY MR MURRAY

LUNAR HOUSE

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