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FM WASHINGTON
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2087
OF 302116Z AUGUST 88
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 2438..
31 AUG 1988
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, PEKING
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HONG KONG TELNO 3116: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: HEI
LING CHAU DISTURBANCES
1. IN WHAT IS CLEARLY A COORDINATED CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE RECEIVED 15 TELEGRAMS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE US (AND 2 FROM CANADA) EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE REPORTS OF BEATINGS AT
HEI LING CHAU, AND IN SOME CASES ASKING THAT AN INDEPENDENT ENQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT BE UNDERTAKEN AND THE RESULTS MADE
PUBLIC. THERE ARE FIVE VARIANTS OF THE MESSAGE: EACH HAS BEEN SENT WITH A DIFFERENT SIGNATURE TO THE AMBASSADOR, TO SIR DAVID WILSON AND TO THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IN HONG KONG
(IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE MESSAGES ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG
RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN SENT DIRECT, OR SIMPLY DELIVERED TO US FOR FORWARDING). WE HAVE SENT COPIES OF ALL THE TELEGRAMS TO
HKD AND POLITICAL ADVISER HONG KONG IN THE BAG WHICH LEFT HERE ON 30 AUGUST.
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2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE ON THE LINE TO TAKE IN REPLYING, AND TO KNOW WHETHER HONG KONG WOULD WISH US TO REPLY ON THEIR BEHALF TO THE TELEGRAMS ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNOR AND
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
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