TNAG-0911-FCO40-1121-Policy-on-housing-and-resettlement-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 150

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Information Branch, 1st floor,

Government Secretariat, HONG KONG.

5th February 1979

Resettlement of Boat People

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Thank you for your letter of 25th January 1979 addressed to the Secretary for Housing. branch has already co-ordinated some action on the issue of boat squatters, hence I have been asked to reply. You should by now have a copy of the brief on government's policy on resettlement of boat squatters which I telexed to Denis Bray on 26th January. This should give most of the background required. Please let me know if more is required.

Soco have obviously circulated a number of Members of Parliament James Johnson has been in touch with the London Office (which resulted in the telexed brief) others have been in contact with you.

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By the time you see this letter, Security Branch comments on the House of Lords P.Q. (down for answer, I think, on 12th February) should be with you.

P.J. Williamson Esq.,

best hegaras Tory.

(A.R. Clark)

for Secretary for Information

Hong Kong and General Dept.,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1,

England.

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