TNAG-1911-FCO40-2715-Financial-assistance-from-the-UK-Government-to-Vietnamese-re-1989 — Page 210

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INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA

YRTELNO 1735: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: THE HONG KONG CONTRIBUTION

1. WE HAVE PREPARED THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE REQUESTED FOR THE PERIOD 1979-1989 AND THIS FOLLOWS BY FAX (COPIES TO WASHINGTON).

OUR ESTIMATES FOR 1989/90 ARE:

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

HKD410 MILLION

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE HKD491 MILLION

UNHCR REIMBURSEMENT

HKD112 MILLION

2. WE ARE REVISING OUR ESTIMATE OF THE UNHCR REIMBURSEMENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CONTINUING HIGH RATE OF ARRIVALS. OUR GUESS AT THIS STAGE IS THAT THE FINAL FIGURE WILL BE IN EXCESS OF HKD150 MILLION.

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