RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2333
OF 1712OOZ JUNE 88
RESTRICTED
Heins 243/8
TOP COP Q DIST ?
35C
146362
MDHIAN 3857
PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD FROM GOVERNOR
315
YOUR TELNO 1531: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. SIR S Y CHUNG HAS
LETTER. THE ORIGINAL
FOLLOWS:-
BEGINS
SENT A REPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
IS BEING SENT BY BAG. THE TEXT IS AS
ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES IN OMELCO, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIMELY MESSAGE ABOUT THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE
MADE SO FAR AND TRUST THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO
FIND A LASTING SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
WE WELCOME THE CHANGE OF POLICY WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED
KONG GOVERNMENT ON 15 JUNE. INITIAL REACTION OF THE
KONG TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN FAVOURABLE AND IT
IT WOULD BRING ABOUT THE DESIRED
ENDS
WILSON
RESULTS.
BY THE HONG
PEOPLE IN HONG
IS HOPED THAT
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
25
LIMITED
HKD
PS
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
25
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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