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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 409 OF 15 MAY
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INFO PRIORITY HKGO BRUSSELS (JONES), HKGO NEW YORK (DORWARD), HKGO WASHINGTON (LO), HKGO GENEVA (FOR THE ATTENTION OF CARTLAND)
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ADJOURNMENT DEBATE IN LEGCO ON 15 MAY,
1. WE SHALL SEND, BY FACSIMILE, THE TEXT OF THE SIX SPEECHES FROM DR HO KAM-FAI, WONG LAM, RITA FAN, SELINA CHOW, ALLAN LEE AND HENRIETTA IP. WE SHALL ALSO SEND THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PASS THESE SEVEN SPEECHES TO THE FCO TO PREPARE IT FOR ANY PRESS INQUIRIES ARISING FROM THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE. INTEREST IN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG IS HIGH HERE BECAUSE OF THE SCORRI REPORT, THE VISIT OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
3. FOR FCO: THE VIEWS OF UNOFFICIALS MUST BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THE SCORRI REPORT, WHICH IS SEEN HERE TO CRITICISE HONG KONG'S CLOSED CENTRES, PROPOSE THEIR ABOLITION AND SEEK MORE RESETTLEMENT TO UK. THEY ARE, THEREFORE, SUPPORTING THE CLOSED CENTRE POLICY AND URGING UK TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON RESETTLEMENT.
4. FOR HKGO GENEVA: GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD DISCUSS THESE SPEECHES WITH UKMIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY CAN BE PASSED TO THE UNHCR. THEY WILL BE REPORTED IN THE PRESS IN DUE COURSE.
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