CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2944
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4 AUG 1980
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OF 04100OZ AUGUST 88
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YOUR TELNO 2020: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: SAN YICK
WE HAVE REVIEWED OUR PLANS FOR ACCOMMODATING UP TO 5,000 VR'S IN THE SAN YICK CONVERTED FACTORY BUILDING IN TUEN MUN IN THE LIGHT OF CONDITIONS THERE AND THE SCOPE FOR REDEPLOYMENTS ELSEWHERE. WE THINK A LOWER POPULATION DENSITY WOULD BE WISE AND WE ARE NOW AIMING AT ABOUT 4,000 - 4,200.
2. THIS MEANS THAT WE MUST FIND ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT NOW BE MOVED TO SAN YICK. WE PLAN TO PROVIDE THIS ACCOMMODATION IN ONE OF TWO NEW HUTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREPARED AT THE TUEN MUN CLOSED CENTRE FOR RECREATIONAL AND COTTAGE INDUSTRY-TYPE ACTIVITIES. THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMISED ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION AT TUEN MUN WILL PROBABLY BE UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS, BUT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. THE CONDITIONS AT TUEN MUN CLOSED CAMP ARE (RELATIVELY) VERY GOOD AND THE ADDITIONAL VR'S WILL NOT CAUSE OVERCROWDING. THE LOSS OF THE RECREATIONAL AND WORKSHOP SPACE IS DISAPPOINTING, BUT THE GREATER INTEREST IS SERVED BY THE IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS AT SAN YICK.
3. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SPACE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES NEAR SAN YICK AND WE ARE DISCUSSING THE SCHOOLING ISSUE WITH THE UNHCR.
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