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FM HONG KONG 250250Z MAY 81

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 826 OF 25 MAY

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RECEIVED IN SAAKYRY 10. 51

1 - JUN 1981

DESK OFFICER INDEX

No

YOUR TELNO H K 830: UK QUOTA VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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REGISTRY Action Taken

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DETAILED HOME OFFICE CONFIRMATION THAT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION

DEPARTMENT CAN SELECT FOR UK QUOTA HAS NOW BEEN RECEIVED BY

BAG. IT IS NOT HELPFUL. FOR SOME REASON WHICH IS NOT EXPLAINED

THE PREVIOUS CRITERIA HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED AND

SELECTIONS ARE TO BE CONFINED TO FAMILY REUNION CASES ONLY (SPOUSE, CHILDREN, PARENTS, UNCLE, NIECE, NEPHEW, COUSINS).

2. ABOUT 500 PLACES FOR THE U K QUOTA REMAIN UNFILLED. WE

THINK WE MAY FIND ABOUT 20 ON THE BASIS OF FAMILY REUNION.

THIS IS BECAUSE VIRTUALLY ALL FAMILY REUNION CASES HAVE

BEEN ALREADY SENT TO THE UK AND ALL NEW ARRIVALS

ARE MOSTLY ETHNIC VIETNAMESE WITH FEW, IF ANY, FAMILY CONNECTIONS

OVERSEAS.

3. THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT 480 PLACES TO

ALL. COULD YOU ASCERTAIN THE HOME OFFICE PLANS TO FILL

THESE PLACES ?. WE HAD THOUGHT THAT TO AVOID THE TROUBLE

AND EXPENSE OF ANOTHER HOME OFFICE TEAM IT WAS PREFERABLE FOR THE

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO SELECT ON HOME OFFICE BEHALF AND ON

THE BASIS OF PREVIOUS HOME OFFICE CRITERIA. AS DISCUSSED DAVIES/CLIFT ON 23RD MAY WE THINK THIS WOULD BE THE MOST

SATISFACTORY WAY AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY HOME OFFICE AGREEMENT.

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL

HK & GD

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

LONDON

[NOT ADVANCED]

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