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HUD 243/9
243月
Гнид
FFB 1988
057322
MDLIAN 9010
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 586
OF 10103OZ FEBRUARY 88
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA
EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
YOUR TELNO 202
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WITH REFERENCE TO PARA. 2 OF TUR, THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE
POSITION REGARDING THE 159 ECVIIS REMAINING IN HONG KONG AFTER THE
REPATRIATION OF A FURTHER 86 ON 26 JANUARY :
PROVINCE PENDING
PENDING
DECISIONS
RESUBMISSION
ACCEPTED AND
PENDING
VERIFIED
BUT NOT
TOTAL
FROM CHINA
TO CHINA
REPATRIATION
ACCEPTED
GD
10
GK
34
18
17
1
FJ
9
YN
7
| 00 | 1
8
TOTAL
60
35
8
56(1)
28
115
9
7
56
159
26
(1) INCLUDING ONE PRISONER OF WAR FROM NING MING
2.
WE ESTIMATE THAT, OUT OF THE 95 C VIIS WHOSE STATUS IS STILL BEING VERIFIED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, 30 OR
MORE MAY BE EVENTUALLY LEFT IN HONG KONG BECAUSE IT IS QUITE LIKELY
THAT INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WILL BE ABLE TO BE PRODUCED TO SATISFY
THE CHINESE SIDE THAT THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA.
IN ADDITION FIVE OF THESE CASES ARE FROM FANG CHENG CAMP AND ARE
EVEN LESS LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED BACK BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES
THAN THE 55 EX-FANG CHENG CASES PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED AND THEN
REJECTED AT THE LAST MINUTE (SEE PARA 3 BELOW).
FANG CHENG AND NING MING CASES
3. THE CHINESE HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE 55 (PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED) ECVIIS FROM FANG CHENG AND THE 1 PRISONER OF
WAR FROM NING MING BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT REGARDED AS HAVING
SETTLED IN CHINA. THEY WILL ONLY AGREE TO TAKE THEM BACK TEMPORARILY
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