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030175 MDHOAN 9847
OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE SIMILAR CONCERNS INFORMALLY TO THE
UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON.
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4. BEFORE HEWITT TAKES ACTION WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG
COULD CONSIDER WHETHER THEY WOULD BE WILLING FOR HIM IN ADDITION TO OFFER DEWEY THE PROSPECT OF A FACE SAVING FORMULA TO HOCKE ALONG
THE FOLLOWING LINES: QUOTE WE UNDERSTAND UNHCR'S CONCERN ABOUT
SOME ASPECTS OF THE NEW POLICY. WE HAVE CAREFULLY NOTED THEIR SPECIFIC CONCERNS, EG OVER WARNING NOTICES TO ARRIVALS AND CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED IN THE SCREENING PROCEDURE WE BELIEVE
THESE CONCERNS WOULD BE BEST ADDRESSED IN DISCUSSION WITH THE
HONG KONG AUTHORITIES. THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ARE WILLING TO DISCUSS THESE CONCERNS FURTHER WITH UNHCR AND WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN DUE COURSE IN THE
LIGHT OF THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND AND FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG WITH A SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM UNHCR'S GENERAL HEADQUARTERS. UNQUOTE.
5. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HONG KONG'S VIEWS DESKBY 070800Z.
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DISTRIBUTION
128
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125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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FED
HKD
NEWS
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UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
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SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
ADDITIONAL
3
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER BI DIV HO LUNAR HSE
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MR GILLMORE
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MR MCLAREN
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