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Vietnamese, refugees

-Oral Reply by

Question NO.

The Hon D G Jea£freson, CBE, JP, Secretary for Securit to a question from Hon Hilton CHEONG LEEN, CDB, JP i: the Legislative Council meeting of 27 January 1988

5. Mr. CHEONG-LEEN asked:

-Question

With reference to the suggestion I put forth in this Council, at the adjournment debate held on 7

UK

Kingolom January 1987, that the Government should seek the

United Kingclanşa

United Kingdom

good offices of the USSR Government to liaise with the Vietnamese Government regarding the early repatriation of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong, will Government inform this Council whether this suggestion has been put to the UK Government for consideration and what follow-up action has been taken?

Reply T

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

Sir,

l.c.

capl·lic.

The adjournment debate was reported in full to

the British Government which has taken note of all

suggestions for further initiatives on this subject made

I have been asked to say, that

by members. In the course of their diplomatic dealings

with all the relevant governments, the British

Government are taking every appropriate opportunity to

emphasise the need to work for a solution to this

problem.