TNAG-1910-FCO40-2714-Financial-assistance-from-the-UK-Government-to-Vietnamese-re-1989 — Page 286

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 579

OF 21030OZ FEBRUARY 89

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HKB 243/11

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133522 MDLIAN 8648

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: DIRECT UK FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO HK

ON 15 FEBRUARY MRS SELINA CHOW AND MR MARTIN LEE ASKED QUESTIONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HMG MAKING A DIRECT FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG TO HELP MEET THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH VBP. THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY SAID IN REPLY THAT HE WOULD REPORT MEMBERS' COMMENTS TO HMG AND THAT HKG WOULD CONSIDER THEIR SUGGESTION. NO COMMITMENT WAS GIVEN TO MAKE A REQUEST TO HMG FOR DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE HANSARD EXTRACT FOLLOWS BY

FAX.

FORD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

92

DISTRIBUTION

98

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

ADDITIONAL

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR MACHIN

ODA 2 COPIES

MR G-HARRISON ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

HKGO LONDON

MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)

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