CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
HKD 243/9
RECEIVED
FM FCO
INDL
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1840
OF 11110OZ JUNE 88
KY
12 JUL 1988
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
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OUR TELNO 924: ECVII'S
1. WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE HAD OTHER MORE PRESSING MATTERS
TO DEAL WITH. BUT WE WONDER WHETHER YOU COULD NOW LET US KNOW HOW
YOU PROPOSE TO PROCEED IN THE LIGHT OF THE CHINESE RESPONSE ON
THE EX FANG CHENG CASES REPORTED IN PEKING TELNO 626.
2. WE WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE HAD ANY
CONTACT WITH UNHCR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE RESETTLEMENT
OF THE EX FANG CHENG CASE IN HONG KONG. WE UNDERSTAND FROM UNHCR
THAT THEY INTEND TO HANDLE THE HONG KONG EX FANG CHENG CASES AND
THE REMAINING FANG CHENG CASES TOGETHER: THEIR REASONING IS THAT
IF THE HONG KONG CASES WERE PROCESSED FIRST THIS MIGHT CREATE A
PULL FACTOR. MAY WE TAKE IT THAT YOU WOULD NOW BE PREPARED TO AGREE THAT EX FANG CHENG CASES COULD BE RESETTLED FROM HONG
KONG?
3. IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH OUR CONSIDERATION OF THE FANG CHENG CASES WHO HAVE LINKS WITH THE UK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE SOME OF THESE AMONGST THE HONG KONG EX FANG
CHENG CASE LOAD. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE DETAILS
OF
ANY SUCH CASES.
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
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