TNAG-1800-FCO40-2560-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-principle-of-first-asylum-1988 — Page 342

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON. UKMIS GENEVA INFO ROUTINE HANOI

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

FIRST ASYLUM

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AS MENTIONED IN PARA. 3 OF OUR TELNO 17 OF 4 JANUARY WE WERE

AWAITING A PAPER FROM UNHCR ON THE LEGAL AND HISTORICAL

BACKGROUND TO THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST ASYLUM AS IT APPLIES TO

HONG KONG. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED THIS PAPER (COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG).

GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS AND YOUR ADVICE ON WHETHER, AND IF SO IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, HONG KONG COULD CEASE TO ACT AS A PLACE OF

FIRST ASYLUM FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

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