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TELEGRAM NUMBER 373 OF 19 FEBRUARY
By Walker
R&R 243/5.
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA, UKDIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 34 OF 13 FEBRUARY: VISIT TO GENEVA BY MR LUCE:
11/12 MARCH.
1. GRATEFUL FOR CONTINUED PRESSURE ON HONG KONG'S BEHALF. YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT THE UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR PAUL HARTLING, WILL VISIT HONG KONG 12/15 MAY. HE AND HIS WIFE WILL STAY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
2. ONLY ONE POINT WHICH MR LUCE MAY LIKE TO RAISE. SUGGEST THAT UNHCR BE ASKED ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PERSUADE VIETNAM TO DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL DEPARTURES AND ENCOURAGE USE OF THE ODP.
3. SOME INITIAL COMMENTS ON YOUR LIST OF TOPICS. THE NUMBER IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR TEL UNDER REF REFER:-
(1) HONG KONG IS FAIRING BADLY ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
(11) THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS OF PUBLIC RESENTMENT IN HONG KONG
ABOUT CRITICISM OF THE CLOSED CAMPS FROM THOSE OUTSIDE HONG KONG WHO DO LITTLE TO REDUCE THEIR POPULATION.
(IV) ALTHOUGH PROBABLY ALL THOSE IN THE CLOSED CAMPS WOULD AGREE TO BE INTEGRATED INTO HONG KONG, FEW REALLY WANT TO STAY AND WOULD USE THIS ONLY AS A STEPPING STONE FOR ONWARD MIGRATION. THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC RESENTMENT AT ANY FURTHER LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION. (THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD OBJECTED STRONGLY EVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLOSED CENTRE AT BOWRING CAMP).
(V) PARAGRAPH 3 OF TELNO 243 OF 30 JANUARY REFERS.
4. GRATEFUL TO SEE A COPY OF THE BRIEFING IN DUE COURSE.
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MR CRAXTON ODA
HKGO LONDON
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