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APR 1988
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 31100OZ FCO
TELNO 1277
OF 31071OZ MARCH 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: YOUR TELNO 808
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OUR THINKING ON NEW INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF TOUGHER MEASURES AS REFERRED TO IN OUR TELNO 127%, HAS SO FAR CENTRED ON THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
2.
(A) DETENTION OF ALL ARRIVALS FROM A CURRENT DATE WITHOUT ACCESS TO RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING: AND
(B) SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DETENTION OF THOSE SCREENED OUT INDEFINITELY AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS PENDING REPATRIATION.
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REGARDING (A) WE FEEL THAT WHILE PUBLICLY THIS MIGHT BE AN OPEN-ENDED POLICY, PRIVATELY WE MIGHT STIPULATE THAT IT COULD BE REVIEWED AT A LATER STAGE IF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WERE MET:
(I)
VIETNAM:
IMPROVED ARRANGEMENTS FOR ORDERLY DEPARTURES FROM
(II)
RATES:
REDUCTION IN DISORDERLY DEPARTURES AND HENCE ARRIVAL
(III)
PROGRESS TOWARDS REPATRIATION: AND
SIGNIFICANT RESETTLEMENT OFF-TAKE FROM OUR PRE-CUT-OFF
(IV) -DATE
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CASE-LOAD.
ON (B) WE FEEL THAT THE SCREENING SHOULD BE ON (NEXT WORD UNDER- LINED) REFUGEE, NOT RESTEELEMENT CRITERIA, BUT SUBJECT TO GUARANTEED RESETTLEMENT OF THOSE SCREENED IN.
3.
ON
(A)
IN ADDITION, HONG KONG WOULD PROBABLY ONLY BE PREPARED TO EMBARK EITHER COURSE IF:
COMMON
IT WERE AN AGREED (AT LEAST TACITLY) TO THE
REGIONAL APPROACH AND ACCEPTABLE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: AND
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