TNAG-0889-FCO40-1099-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 25

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MINISTER MENTIONED HONG KONG SPECIFICALLY ONLY TWICE: AS

ONE OF A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WHO, ALTHOUGH NOT BOUND BY THE

REFUGEE CONVENTIONS HAS EXTENDED THE PRIVILEGE OF FIRST ASYLUM

TO THE FLEEING REFUGEES'' AND IN PROTECTING THE HUMAN

RICHTS OF ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE THE REFUGEES - THE CIVIL AND

HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF RECEIVING COUNTRIES MAY BE

DETRIMENTALLY AFFECTED. TAKE AS AN EXAMPLE THE SITUATION IN

HONG KONG.

TEBBIT

FILES

SEAD HK & GD

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PS/LPS

PS/KR HURD

UND

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[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]

COPIES TO:

PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF SIR A PARSONS KR CORTAZZI

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

(MR BURLEIGH

(MR. WOODFIELD

LONDON

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

IR HILLARY

HOME OFFICE

N AM D SAD EID (E)

KR LEAHY

PUSD

ER KURRAY

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IPD

NEWS DEPT

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LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

MR V MCGEE FAO ODA