1988-10-26 16:12 SECURITY BRANCH
852 5 868 5074 P.02
1962/E/88
Translation
Joint Declaration
The Vietnamese refugees problem has given rise to enomous pressure, contradiction and conflicts within our society. The British Government, however, has not been keen to do its part in the intake of refugees since Hong Kong was made a port of first asylum at the 1979 Geneva agreement. Thus the Vietnamese refugees problem has become a hardly disposable burden to Hong Kong. As such, the 66 of us, including 59 members from 12 District Boards and 7 members from the Urban and Regional Councils, now make the following 2-point deolaration:
(1)
(2)
We condemn the British Government for not fulfilling its obligation; and
We strongly request the British Government to increase ita reception rate of Vietnamese refugees stranded in Hong Kong.
Jointly signed by 59 District Board Members,
4 Regional Councillors and
3 Urban Councillors
11 October, 1988
(A name list of the group is attached to the
original declaration)
Contact persons: CHAN Mo-pow (0-4517551)
YIM Tin-sang (0-856108)
(Particulars of Mr LEE Yiu-hung, one of the initiators:
Age : 25
I.D. No.: C441279(4)
Address: Rm. 1, 12/F., Ting Lok House,
Siu On Court, Tuen Mun.
Tel. No.: 0-4590130
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