CONFIDENTIAL
•
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 24318
384)
167420
MDHOAN 8965
DIST ?
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1636
OF 23170OZ JUNE 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
372)
YOUR TELNO 2394
ARRANGEMENTS
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: FINANCIAL
1. WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING, FOLLOWING THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG, HOW BEST TO PURSUE WITH UNHCR THE QUESTION OF THEIR FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION TO THE UPKEEP OF REFUGEES IN HONG KONG. TO ASSIST
US IN THIS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND US DETAILS OF THE CURRENT POSITION AND YOUR ESTIMATE OF COSTS, BROKEN DOWN INTO MAJOR COMPONENTS AND BETWEEN THE OPEN CAMP THE CLOSED CENTRES WHICH YOU INTEND TO LIBERALISE, AND THE CLOSED CENTRES FOR VII'S. 2. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT FORM OF INCREASED
CONTRIBUTION FROM UNHCR YOU CONSIDER TO BE APPROPRIATE AND
REALISTIC.
/
·
3. ON TACTICS YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE ARE ANY ELEMENTS IN THE NEW POLICY WHICH COULD BE ADJUSTED TO ENCOURAGE
A HELPFUL RESPONSE FROM UNHCR. ONE SUCH ELEMENT COULD BE A
SWIFTER PROCESS OF LIBERALISATION IN THE RELEVANT CLOSED CENTRES. FOR UKMIS GENEVA.
4. UNHCR ARE PRESUMABLY AWARE OF THE STRONG FEELINGS ON THIS MATTER IN HONG KONG, AND OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON THIS POINT IN HONG KONG. PLEASE REMIND THEM OF THE
BACKGROUND AND CONFIRM TO THEM THAT THIS IS A MATTER WE WILL BE
PURSUING WITH THEM.
5.
A)
B)
C)
WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE ON:
HOW BEST THIS CAN BE HANDLED WITH UNHCR, AND ON THE LIKELY REACTIONS OF UNHCR AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS IN THE LIGHT OF
GLOBAL DEMANDS ON UNHCR'S RESOURCES:
FUNDING IN THE CONTEXT
THE LIKELY ATTITUDE OF UNHCR TOWARDS
OF THE RECIPIENT'S LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
UNHCR'S LIKELY REACTION TO BEING ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
COST OF VII'S WHO WE WILL HAVE CONCLUDED THROUGH OUR OWN
SCREENING PROCESS ARE NOT REFUGEES:
•
D) THE BEST TIMING FOR PURSUING DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ISSUE.
HOWE
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.