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105471
MDLIAN 3558
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
CLANDESTINE DEPARTURE
RECENT ARRIVALS HAVE CLAIMED THAT THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT WILL BE
INTRODUCING POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES BY LIMITING FAMILY SIZE TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO CHILDREN PER FAMILY. ALLEGEDLY THOSE CONTROL MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED ON 1 JANUARY 1989. IT IS ALSO CLAIMED
THAT HEAD OF FAMILIES WITH MORE THAN TWO CHILDREN WOULD BE
PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS AND/OR THE LOSS OF THEIR JOBS.
2. IF THIS IS TRUE, OR BELIVED GENERALLY TO BE TRUE, THEN IT COULD PROVOKE ANOTHER INFLUX OF VBPS WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS BECOME FAVOURABLE FOR BOAT DEPARTURES TO HONG KONG AGAIN. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE VALIDITY OF THE CLAIMS.
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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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PS/MR PATTEN ODA
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