CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HKB 243
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
04 JAN 1990
STRY
TELNO 2492
DESK OFFICEK
OF 14143OZ DECEMBER 89
INDEX
PA
Actions Taken
1198
207
122073
MDHOAN 9723
TOP COPY
Q DIST ?
YOUR TELNO 3886 AND 4080: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: 1989-90 EXPENDITURE
1. WE ARE PUZZLED BY THE DIFFERENT FIGURES GIVEN IN TURS. THE FIGURES GIVEN IN TELNO 3886 WERE USED IN ANSWER TO A PQ TWO WEEKS AGO AND ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THOSE PROVIDED IN SECOND TUR (CAPITAL EXPENDITURE HKD 460 MILLION AS AGAINST HKD 587 MILLION AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE HKD 491 MILLION AS AGAINST HKD 657
MILLION).
2. THE INCREASE IN CAPITAL IS PRESUMABLY DUE TO TAI A CHAU. IS THE DIFFERENCE IN RECURRENT BECAUSE FIRST TUR GAVE THE NET FIGURE AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE UNHCR REIMBURSEMENT?
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
121
MAIN
112
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
RMD
LIMITED
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
INFO D
FINANCE D
ADDITIONAL
9
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR P J WESTON
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
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