NESAAT ( 14 )
AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM
Final
We have been negotiating with the Vietnamese for the orderly
return in safety and dignity of those who are not refugees.
details yet to be concluded.
No-one would be returned to Vietnam unless we were fully
satisfied that they would not be punished for having left, and that
the Vietnamese authorities were willing to allow their conditions to
be monitored to ensure that all was well.
ABANDONMENT OF FIRST ASYLUM
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Object of our policy is to produce results which will ensure that
the situation in Hong Kong remains under control and principle of
first asylum can be preserved.
- But if arrivals continue at unsustainable rate and if specific
measures discussed at the International Conference do not begin to
produce early and effective results, then Hong Kong will simply be
unable any longer to maintain the policy of first asylum.
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