TNAG-1422-FCO40-1905-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-Sub-Committee-on-Race-Relations-and--1986 — Page 123

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE CONDON

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(WITH COPIES SENT BY S. LAM TO: ELIZABETH HEBDEN, REFUGEE AND SPECHAL CASES SECTION. STEVE WELLS, GROUP A, HOME OFFICE. GRAEME JACKSON, BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL, THE OCKENDEN VENTURE, REFUGEE ACTION.)

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: UK FAMILY REUNION CASES

AT WOODHOUSE'S MEETING WITH MCDOWELL, HANDLEY AND WELLS ON 18 OCTOBER (TELNO NY/SEM/182 REFERS), WE AGREED THAT WE WOULD PASS AN INITIAL LIST OF ABOUT 80 FAMILY REUNION CASES TO YOU FOR THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES (THE FAMILY REUNION CO-ORDINATION OFFICE) TO SELECT 40. THEREAFTER WE WOULD PASS LISTS OF 40 EACH MONTH, GIVING YOU A RUNNING TOTAL OF 80 TO SELECT 40 FROM EACH MONTH.

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2. WE SENT THE FIRST LIST OF 82, RATHER THAN 80, TO YOU ON 20 NOVEMBER 1985. WE WERE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE YOUR LOFAX NO 053 ENCLOSING A LIST OF 16 CASES INVOLVING 19 REFUGEES. OUT OF THESE 19:

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(A) 3 CANNOT BE TRACED (ALTHOUGH ONE DOES NOT HAVE A VIETNAMESE NAME AND MIGHT BE FOUND WITH MORE INFORMATION) BUT, IN ANY EVENT, WERE NOT ON OUR LIST OF 82.

(B) ONE IS NO LONGER A REFUGEE AND, IF SHE IS ENTITLED TO JOINT HER SON IN UK, IT WILL BE UNDER THE NORMAL PROCEDURES.

(C) ONE IS ON OUR LIST OF 82 AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROCESS AS AGREED.

(D) THE REMAINING 14 WERE NOT (NOT) ON OUR LIST OF 82, BUT WE WILL TRY TO PROCESS THEM THIS MONTH.

3. THE RESULTS OF THIS IS THAT, IF WE MANAGE TO PROCESS THE 14 NOT (NOT) ALREADY PRE-CHECKED BY US THEN, TOGETHER WITH THE ONE PERSON ON OUR LIST, 15 REFUGEES COULD LEAVE HONG KONG IN DECEMBER.

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