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TO DESKBY 18133OZ FCO
TELNO 4158
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04 JAN 1990
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OF 18123OZ DECEMBER 89
PERSONAL FOR PAUL HKD FROM GOVERNOR
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YOUR TELNO 2494: VBP: REPATRIATION : VIEWS OF LEADING HONG KONG
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I AM VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE FLAK MINISTERS HAVE BEEN TAKING FROM SOME SECTIONS OF THE UK MEDIA ON MANDATORY REPATRIATION AND ON THE NEED FOR US TO GENERATE FROM HERE COMMENT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, LOCAL OPINION IS OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOUR OF REPATRIATION EVEN THOUGH SOME GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS, MAINLY CONNECTED WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OR REFUGEE ORGANISATIONS, HAVE SPOKEN OR DEMONSTRATED (VERY SMALL SCALE) AGAINST.
2. WE HAVE THEREFORE ARRANGED THE FOLLOWING:
(I) OMELCO WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR OWN STATEMENT OF SUPPORT IS DISTRIBUTED IN LONDON TODAY (18 DECEMBER):
(II) MEMBERS OF OMELCO HAVE TODAY GIVEN INTERVIEWS TO THE OVERSEAS MEDIA EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE POLICY: AND
(III) WE HAVE FAXED A SUMMARY OF LOCAL PRESS EDITORIAL OPINION TO THE HONG KONG LONDON OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SELECTED MPS TODAY.
3. WE WILL ALSO DO WHAT WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT BY LEADING HONG KONG FIGURES TOMORROW.
WILSON
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