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EMIGRATION: I ALSO RAISED THIS.
I WAS
ENCOURAGED BY THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH THEY
TOO VIEW THE PROBLEM.
CLEAR THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO SUSTAIN CONFIDENCE IN
HONG KONG, AND FOR THEM TO PLAY THEIR PART.
3.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS BRIEFED ME IN DETAIL
ABOUT HIS MEETING WITH YOU ON 30 JUNE.
I SHOULD LIKE TO
PICK UP SOME OF THE MAIN THEMES OF THAT DISCUSSION AND
BRIEF YOU ON PROGRESS:
ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, THE GOVERNMENT IN
LONDON ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE SIZE OF THE
PROBLEM AND OF YOUR CONCERN.
THEY DID NOT
HESITATE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE OF POLICY
PROPOSED BY COUNCILLORS AND THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE ON THE DIPLOMATIC
FRONT IN EXPLAINING THE NEW POLICY AND STEPPING
UP INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON VIETNAM.
THE
FOREIGN SECRETARY HAS TAKEN THE MATTER UP
PERSONALLY WITH THE VIETNAMESE, SOVIET AND
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTERS.
THE AMBASSADOR HAS
MADE A DEMARCHE IN HANOI TO KEEP UP THE
PRESSURE. AS I SAID, I RAISED THE QUESTION
WITH QIAN QICHEN AND ZHOU NAN. WILL ALSO BE
FOLLOWING UP AFTER THIS VISIT WITH UNHCR.
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