DEFENSIVE POINTS
(a) Purpose of Visit
Senior Representatives have previously had informal meetings between plenaries. Our working contacts have intensified since 1 July when we took Hong Kong as the principal base. part of the pattern of routine contacts.
(b) Vietnamese Boat People
This visit is
resettlement: we are continuing to resettle under our 1987 commitment at rate of 20 a month.
is kept under careful review.
Possibility of further commitment
repatriation by end of year.
repatriation: last round of talks went well.
UNHCR will organise.
Hope to begin
aid: would be prepared to consider contribution to UNHCR
Direct aid is excluded while Vietnam reintegration programme.
continues its illegal occupation of Cambodia. £1 million to UNHCR activities in Hong Kong:
We have contributed
more to come.
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(c) EXPO 1987
Decision was for Hong Kong Government to take.
We have always
Respect
stressed need for careful study of practicability of idea. view of EXCO and Hong Kong Government that idea is not feasible.
(a) Emigration and Confidence
Is clearly a problem that We are watching emigration carefully. must be faced up to. Welcome work the Hong Kong Government have been doing to find out more about nature of problem.
But it can be contained,
Emigration will no doubt continue. with right mix of policies designed to encourage people to stay, to train people to fill the gaps left, and to make it easy for people
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