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MDLIAN 1866
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1606
OF 1809OOZ MAY 89
CONFIDENTIAL
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INFO ROUTINE HANOI, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 1072: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : USE OF OUTLYING ISLANDS
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO ISLANDS WHICH MIGHT BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW ARRIVALS: TAI A CHAU IN THE SOKO'S GROUP AND PING
CHAU IN MIRS BAY. THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME WITH
BOTH BUT AT THIS STAGE TAI A CHAU LOOKS THE BETTER BET.
2.
IF WE ARE TO PROVIDE ANYTHING OTHER THAN VERY BASIC SHELTER THE
COST OF ACCOMMODATING NEW ARRIVALS ON AN OUTLYING ISLAND COULD BE
QUITE HIGH. IF THIS PROVES TO BE THE CASE MUCH OF THE ATTRACTION OF
THE ISLAND IDEA WILL BE LOST. WE WILL COMPLETE OUR EVALUATION OF
THIS AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS SOON AND LET YOU KNOW HOW WE
INTEND TO PROCEED.
WILSON
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