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9.

AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS (ASAS)

As part of the preparations for 1997 we need to "unscramble" our existing ASAS with other countries in such a way that services to and from Hong Kong are covered by new arrangements separate from those involving services to and

from

from in Following consultation

The Hague

14 to 18

18 April a separate draft Hong Kong/Netherlands ASA has been initialled. This is the first ASA of its kind.

is

in step important

to efforts

separate ASAS for Hong Kong.

It

the UK.

an

our

establish

10.

GARRISON

be responsible for

the defence and

Reduction

HMG will continue to internal security of Hong Kong up to 1997 and will maintain the appropriate forces needed for this purpose. of garrison by one battalion in 1987 will simply take it back to pre-1980 level. Extra Gurkha battalion was raised in 1980 to combat surge of illegal immigration.

11.

VI ETNAMESE REFUGEES

A.

Resettlement:

HMG are

accepting some 500

Hong Kong,

Vietnamese refugees, mostly from

On

for

basis of this initiative again

seek their help with

Some encouraging

resettlement.

friends and allies to approaching resettling refugees from Hong Kong. responses, and we shall continue to press for more.

B.

Closed Camps:

Closed camps, introduced

to

accommodate all refugees arriving

refugees arriving in Hong Kong since July

1982, are

intended

as a temporary measure to stem

flow of

refugees arriving in Hong kong.