TNAG-1424-FCO40-1907-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-general-1985 — Page 173

From: William Waldegrave, M.P.

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Miss Jill Reynolds and

Mr Truc who are constituents of mine concerned with the Vietnamese Community in Bristol came to see me recently to express worries about the future of the Vietnamese remaining in the camps in Hong Kong.

In particular they made the point that there are about relations

500 people remaining in the camps with

in Britain and would like to join them. Their anxieties are obviously heightened to some extent by the agreement on the future of Hong Kong because very many of

of the remaining refugees would presumably not want to stay in Hong Kong in the long term if

if there is to be an increase in Chinese communist influence.

But the point they made in particular was really a more general

what is the British Government's present

present view of the future of the refugees and what hope is there of Britain accepting some more, particularly in terms of re-uniting families?

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The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe QC MP

Foreign Secretary

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p.s They left with me a pamphlet which you have probably seen produced by the British Refugee Council. summarises their basic position.

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