TNAG-1789-FCO40-2549-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1989 — Page 147

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As Britain claims to be HK's sovereignty country, it should

shoulder greater commitment to HK. It should increase the intake of

Vietnamese refugees to at least on a par with that of the United States.

The British Government should do its best to launch international

appeal for the western countries to increase their intakes. We must

point out here this is not to give sympathetic consideration to HK,

they are only asked to keep its side of the international agreement.

Secondly, Britain should do all its can to stop Vietnamese

people from pouring into HK. If the screening policy cannot be proved

to be effective in more permanent terms, Britain should seek to abolish

the policy of first asylum. There is no room for hypocritic humanitariansm.

resources.

Humananitarianism must be practised in consideration of realistic

Unrealistic and hollow humane policy is not siutable for

HK. The burden on us is too much. We cannot unceasingly shoulder a

burden which should have been borne out by international efforts.

Princess Anne, before we conclude, we would like to reiterate,

through you good self, to the British Government our demands as follows :

(1) Britain must increase its intake of Vietnamese refugees

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to at least on a par with that of the United States.

(2) Britain must urge the United Nations to commit more to the

Vietnamese refugees in HK.

(3) Britain must do everything in its disposal to stop Vietnamese

from pouring into HK, including the abolition of HK's

status as the port of first asylum.

Signatory organization: Meeting Point

(NT West)

Signatory DB members :

CHOY CHANG Yuet-lan, NG Ming-yum,

CHU Wai-bun, MA Yun-kwong, YEUNG Mei-kwong, NG Wai-cho, CHUNG Kwai-ping, WONG Wai-yin

Any correspondence please addressed to CHOY CHANG Yuet-lan.

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