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Close to agreement with Vietnamese on repatriation of
non-volunteers. But essential that arrangements for return of first
group should not go wrong in any.
Not
Hong Kong authorities in process of identifying group of people
who, although not volunteering, will acquiesce in repatriation.
an easy task.
Aware that weight of public opinion in Hong Kong is for mandatory
repatriation or abandonment of first asylum. Difficult to see how
first asylum could be abandoned in practise. Way forward must be through mandatory repatriation. But this should be in stages: do
not wish to destroy delicate international consensus achieved at
Geneva Conference.
C:
DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG
OMELCO's consensus on development of democracy between now and
1997 a very significant step forward (one third directly elected
seats in 1991, "no less than 50%" directly elected seats by 1997).
Know that you personally have played important role in achieving
this consensus. Your assessment of likelihood of such a consensus
emerging in community as a whole?
D:
BASIC LAW
Hope that Hong Kong people will contribute fully to public consultation process.
Active participation esssential if Basic Law
is to be further improved.
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