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1. YOUR TELNO 2 OF 8 OCTOBER 1982.

2. AN INVESTIGATION BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT INTO THESE

WIDE RANGING COMPLAINTS HAS STARTED. UNHCR STAFF ARE BEING ASKED

BY AN INVESTIGATING TEAM TO PROVIDE DETAILS. THE LENGTH AND THE

EXTENT OF THE ENQUIRIES WILL DEPEND ON WHAT EMERGES, BUT WE SHALL

PROCEED AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

3. AS YOU KNOW THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES HAS A HIGH REPUTATION FOR

THE STANDARDS OF MANAGEMENT OF ITS INSTITUTIONS. ALL THESE, AS WELL

AS THOSE ACCOMMODATING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARE SUBJECT TO REGULAR

INSPECTIONS BY JPS. COMPLAINTS OF THE PRESENT TYPE ARE UNPRECEDENTED,

BUT VERY THOROUGH ENQUIRIES WILL BE MADE.

4. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TAI TAM GAP HAS

ALREADY SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION TO GET MARRIED. WE ALSO BELIEVE

THAT SOME SINGLE GIRLS SEGREGATED IN THIS CENTRE HAVE FORMED

ATTACHMENTS WITH MARRIED MEN NOW ACCOMMODATED IN CHI MA WAN. I

DO NOT, REPEAT NOT, SUGGEST THAT EITHER OF THESE POINTS SHOULD BE

DISCLOSED AT THIS STAGE.

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