DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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In Confidence
1. I was grateful for your agreement, confirmed in your
letter of 6 June, to a discretionary claim on the Reserve
of up to £4.25 million to pay for emergency accommodation
for Vietnamese boat people arriving in Hong Kong. £4
million of this sum was for providing accommodation in a
converted barracks at Lei Yue Mun; the remaining £0.25
million was for the provision of tents.
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2. Since then, the situation in Hong Kong has
deteriorated still further. Arrivals have continued at
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the rate of about 1,000 per week. For example 361
arrived on 17 July There are now over 50,000 boat
people in Hong Kong. As I saw for myself earlier this
month, the accommodation situation is critical. Emotions
in the territory, aggravated by events in China, are
running very high. Much of this feeling is directed
against Britain. The Prime Minister has just for example
received four large sacks full of letters from local
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