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discussions commenced on question of future arrangements for the surrender of fugitive offenders between Hong Kong and relevant countries; and on the localising in in this domestic law of
poor bred to m We follow closely the drafing of Basic Law for HKSAR. The first
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alore begun in tk_ draft is expected to be published in May The Joint Liaison Group
will take Hong Kong as its principal base from 1 July 1988.
Japan and the Asian NICS
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4. We are wary about Japanese attempts to present themselves as a
bridge between OECD and the Asian NICs. In particular, their
suggestion that more might be made of the Pacific Economic
Cooperation Conference is unwelcome: we do not want to see impetus
given to potential rivals to OECD. But we are more open-minded towards an eventual OECD/NIC dialogue, provided OECD does its
homework first. The question is likely to be submitted to an OECD
council working group for further study: if so, we will again be
arguing that the NICSS must be treated individually, not as a group
(there are also, of course, obvious problems in contacts with
Taiwan).
Vietnamese Refugees
5. On 1 April 1988 there were 9,756 Vietnamese refugees in Hong
Kong awaiting resettlement, compared with 8,039 on 1 January 1987.
6.
Japan has accepted a total of 246 Vietnamese refugees from Hong
Kong since 1975, 23 of which were resettled in 1987. Numerous
representations have been made to the Japanese during this period to
encourage them to increase their offtake. The Japanese invariably
use the defensive line that it is very difficult for Vietnamese
refugees to settle in Japanese society (although a recent report
shows that this may have changed), and that the lack of suitable
refugees is the main obstacle to accepting more.
Nevertheless, a Japanese resettlement mission visited Hong Kong
in December to look for suitable candidates. They interviewed some
200 refugees, but the number they will accept is not yet known. Last year, 24 were accepted out of 150 considered.
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