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FCO TELNO 161 OF 8 JULY: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG
1. THIS AFTERNOON I SPOKE TO HOANG QUOC TIN ALONG THE LINES OF TUR. I GAVE TIN THE NAMES OF CLIFT AND COLVIN AND SAID THAT MAYBE TWO MORE OFFICIALS FROM HONG KONG WILL COME. TIN THANKED ME FOR THE PROMPTNESS AND POSITIVENESS OF OUR RESPONSE. THIS WEEK VU KHOAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WHO WILL LEAD THE VIETNAMESE SIDE IS OUT OF TOWN AND A UNHCR DELEGATION IS COMING FROM 20-22 JULY (PLEASE NOTE CONTRAST WITH UKMIS GENEVA'S 382 OF 8 JULY). TIN THEREFORE SUGGESTED THAT OUR TALKS SHOULD HAPPEN BEFORE 20TH OR AFTER 22ND AND HE WILL REVERT WHEN HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONSULT KHOAN. TIN ADDED THAT HE ENVISAGED ONE DAY OF TALKS TO SETTLE THE MAIN PRINCIPALS FOLLOWED BY TALKS AT A LATER STAGE AT EXPERT LEVEL.
2. I TACKLED TIN ABOUT PUBLICITY FOR HONG KONG'S CHANGE IN POLICY ALONG THE LINES OF HONG KONG'S TELNO 2603 OF 7 JULY. TIN SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY STRESSED IN THE MEDIA THAT ILLEGAL DEPARTEES WOULD BE PUNISHED IF CAUGHT AND HAD TAKEN OTHER STEPS TO DISCOURAGE DEPARTURES. HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPIATE
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