TNAG-1273-FCO40-1623-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 6

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT QUESTION NO 0-22'83 BY MRS PRUVOT ON

'CONDITIONS OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG',

REFERENCE CPE MUL ETR 02059.

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THE UK WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE

PRESIDENCY'S PROPOSED DRAFT REPLY:

PARAGRAPH (I): AFTER ISSUE' ADD AND A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'.

PARAGRAPH (III): AFTER 'REGION' ADD 'IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, TEN

UNDERSTAND WHY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FELT IT NECESSARY TO

INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF CLOSED CAMPS'.

PARAGRAPH (IV): REPLACE BY: 'THEREFORE THE TEN WILL CONTINUE

TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND TO WORK

TOWARDS A SOLUTION'.

PARAGRAPH (V): REPLACE LAST 7 WORDS BY ''SEEK PERMANENT

RESETTLEMENT FOR THOSE IN EXISTING REFUGEE

CAMPS'.

PARAGRAPH (VI) REPLACE BY 'TEN HOPE THAT OFFICIAL DEPARTURE

OUT OF VIETNAM WILL BECOME LIBERALISED, THUS REDUCING THE

NUMBERS LEAVING VIETNAM BY BOAT'. (THE UK IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE

USE OF THE WORD 'ILLEGAL' TO DESCRIBE THE DEPARTURE OF BOAT

PEOPLE FROM VIETNAM).

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