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NOW THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME OF REPATRIATION

TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

UNLIKELY FOUND NOT DIS REEMENT NOWHERE

SUCCEED.

TO BE

ELSE

ALONE

IS MOST SCREENED ARE THERE IS NO

THIS.

THERE IS

THOSE WHO HAVING BEEN REFUGEES MUST GO BACK TO VIETNAM. AMONG THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON

FOR THEM TO GO. BUT THE REPATRIATION EXERCISE MUST IT'S THE ONLY HUMANE ANSWER. WE CLEARLY NEED RIGHT WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT AND WE'D PREFER TO HAVE THE

ΤΟ GET IT SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

FULL NOW I KNOW THAT PATIENCE WEARING THIN. BUT THE AIM MUST BE A LASTING SOLUTION TO

18 PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON. URGENTLY.

THIS TRAGIC

AFTER MY DISCUSSIONS YESTERDAY

COMMUNITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP".

WITH SENIOR LEADERS

OF THE

A

NEW

PHRASE WAS USED: "THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF WE'VE TALKED TOGETHER. IN THE COURSE OF THESE TWO DAYS IN THE MOST FRIENDLY AND OPEN WAY. I'M PROUD TO BELONG PARTNERSHIP. OUR FIRST TASK IS TO BUILD SECURELY FOR THE FUTURE FOR HONG KONG. WE HAVE FAITH IN HONG KONG'S LONG TERM THANK YOU.

TO THIS LONG TERM

FUTURE,

CLAUDIA MO (AFP);

SOME SORT OF TIME FRAME

ON. SAY.

COULD YOU GIVE US SOME ROUGH IDEA AS TO WHEN WE CAN HEAR SOMETHING CONCRETE

FROM LONDON ON THE PASSPORT ISSUE?

CONCRETE ANSWER. WE ARE

MR MAUDE: WELL. I CAN'T GIVE YOU A WORKING ON IT VERY HARD AND WE HOPE TO HAVE AN ANSWER BEFORE LONG. BUT IT WILL BE A LITTLE TIME YET.

CLAUDIA MO:

HOW LONG?

MR MAUDE: AND IT WON'T BE NEXT WEEK.

CLAUDIA MO: A COUPLE OF MONTHS?

MR MAUDE: IT WON'T BE

HOW LONG?

CLAUDIA MO:

SEVERAL MONTHS"

MR MAUDE:

NO. IT WON'T BE SEVERAL MONTHS.

BUT IT WON'T BE

VERY QUICKLY EITHER.

TONY FLORES (COMMERCIAL RADIO): CHINA SHOULD

YOU HAVE SAID TAKE THE LEAD IN SOLVING THE CONFIDENCE. CRISIS IN KONG. WHAT WILL BRITAIN DO?

HONG CAN YOU GIVE US SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES

MR MAUDE.

MR MADE: AT WHAT BRITAIN CAN DO?

TONY FLORES:

YES.

ISSUE

MR MAUDE: WELL. I THINK THERE'S CLEARLY WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. AND AS I THAT TO PROVIDE THE CONCERN

THE

NATIONALITY WORKING ON ANOTHER MAJOR

SAY. WE ARE BEST ANSWER WE CAN ON THAT.

KONG'S THOSE BASIC LAW.

13 THE BASIC LAW. WE ARE CONCERNED TO PUT HONG CONCERNS ON THE BASIC LAW TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. SO THAT CONCERNS CAN BE ASSIMILATED INTO THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE AND I THINK OUR MAIN ROLE IS ACTUALLY. QUIETLY. FIRMLY.

PERSUASIVELY AND TO PUT FORWARD HONG KONG'S INTERESTS IN OUR DISCUSSIONS THE CHINESE.

WITH

/SALLY BLYTH (RTHK) LINNn tandas