TNAG-1424-FCO40-1907-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-general-1985 — Page 16

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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: A C GALSWORTHY, HKD

DATE: 29 March 1985

Problem

What measures should we adopt in order to contain and if

possible resolve the problem of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong?

1.

1

Recommendation

'The

2.

I recommend that we adopt a three-pronged policy as follows:

(a) Increasing departures

on

We seek to obtain agreement that the UK should accept a

greater number of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong on a

regular and continuing basis, and then, basing ourselves

our decision to do so, we make a maximum effort to persuade

other resettlement countries to increase their uptake.

(b) Decreasing arrivals

We explore with the Vietnamese the prospects of their

cooperating with a programme of involuntary repatriation

the treatment of those

[coupled with assurances on

Jassuran

concerned.

(c) Training

We explore methods of improving training facilities in the

camps in Hong Kong.

SEAD and UND agree.

CONFIDENTIAL