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OUR TELNOS 3317 AND 3319 OF 1988:VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG:

LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT

1. TUR'S RECORD OUR INTENTIONS THAT LORD GLENARTHUR SHOULD ANNOUNCE A GIFT OF POUNDS 2,500 FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, AND A CONTRIBUTION OF US DOLLARS 125,000 TOWARDS UNHCR'S REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE PACKAGE. LORD GLENARTHUR WILL ALSO BE READY TO ANNOUNCE DURING HIS VISIT A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION OF POUNDS 1 MILLION IN 1989 TOWARDS THE COST OF UNHCR'S PROGRAMME IN HONG

KONG. WE WISH TO KEEP ALL THESE ITEMS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL ANNOUNCED SO AS TO CREATE MAXIMUM IMPACT.

2.WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT. COULD BE MADE TO BEST EFFECT, INCLUDING THE PUBLICITY AND PRESENTATIONAL ASPECTS. OUR INITIAL THINKING (IN LINE WITH SECOND TUR) IS THAT THE THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS COULD BE MADE DURING LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO A REFUGEE CAMP ON 10 JANUARY. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

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