TNAG-1274-FCO40-1624-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 277

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FM HONG KONG 230840Z JUN 83

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 855 OF 23 JUNE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CG NEW YORK

FOR HKG REPRESENTATIVES

OUR TELNO 832: HKG GUIDANCE TELEGRAM ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.

1. PLEASE DELETE THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF BACKGROUND (MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO VIETNAM) AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:-

'' OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO VIETNAM FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, HMG HAS BEEN CONSIDERING WITH RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES (IN WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA AND PARIS), AND WITH UNHCR IN GENEVA, THE POSSIBILITY OF A MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE AIMED AT REDUCING THE OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM AND IMPROVING THE RATE OF DEPARTURE UNDER THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME. RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES HAVE ALSO AGAIN BEEN URGED TO TAKE MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE APPROACHES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION IS NOW BEING GIVEN TO THE NEXT STEP. CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS'.

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