TNAG-1523-FCO40-2087-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-Sub-Committee-on-Race-Relations-and--1986 — Page 123

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HOME OFFICE CROYDON

HKGO FOR BEN TANG

HOME OFFICE FOR MS. E. HEBDEN, GROUP A, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : UK FAMILY REUNION CASES

OUT OF THE LIST OF 43 REFUGEES AND THE SECOND LIST OF 3 REFUGEES

SENT TO US ON 9 JANUARY AND 10 JANUARY:

Линт,

by Sham. for

Oud's sake!

(A) ONLY 13 WERE SELECTED FROM THE LISTS OF 124 WHICH WE SENT

TO YOU:

(B) 7 ARE NOT (NOT) PEFUGEES:

(C) ONE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 1983.

2. IT IS ONLY BY CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON THE PART OF OUR IMMIGRATION

· DEPARTMENT STAFF THAT WE HAVE MANAGED TO FIND, INTERVIEW AND

CONFIRM THAT 41 REFUGEES WILL LEAVE THIS MONTH. IN FACT ONLY 38

FROM YOUR LISTS WERE FOUND. BUT FECUNDITY RESULTED IN THREE

ADDITIONAL REFUGEES.

3. WE HAVE SCRAPED BY THIS MONTH MORE BY LUCK THAN GOOD

ORGANISATION. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO

BPING SOME SENSE OF ORDER TO THIS MATTER. WE CANNOT OVER-EMPHASISE

THE IMPORTANCE WHICH THE OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES ATTACH TO A

REGULAR OFFTAKE OF 40 PER MONTH TO UK. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT

HMG IS DEL BERATELY SABOTAGING THE OFFTAKE SO AS TO PREVENT A RESPONSE FROM OTHERS AND THEREBY NOT (NOT) HAVE TO TAKE THE FURTHER LIMITED NUMBER OF REFUGEES. CONVOLUTED THOUGH THIS MAY BE, IT DOES

INDICATED THE CLOSE ATTENTION BEING PAID TO THIS MATTER.

4. WE MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN A REGULAR OFFTAKE OF 40 PER MONTH. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHY THIS IS PROVING SO

DIFFICULT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WOULD IT HELP IF WE SENT SOMEONE FROM HONG KONG TO ASSIST YOU?

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