TNAG-1916-FCO40-2720-Accommodation-for-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 129

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FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 08080OZ FCO

TELNO 1449

OF 080735Z MAY 89

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING, HANOI, MANILA

MY TELNO 1427: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ARRIVALS

1

IN PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTERIAL MEETING TODAY YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAD OVER 650 ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEKEND

(431 ON 6 MAY AND 234 ON 7 MAY).

2. WE NOW FACE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM OVER ACCOMMODATION UNTIL AT

LEAST THE NEXT PHASE OF WHITEHEAD IS READY AT THE END OF THIS

MONTH. ALL FOUR AVAILABLE FERRIES ARE NOW IN OPERATION: WE ARE REVIEWING OTHER OPTIONS FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION EITHER ON BOATS OR IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ON LAND. ALL THE LATTER OPTIONS WILL LEAVE US WITH HIGHLY UNPALATABLE DECISIONS TO TAKE IN TERMS OF

THE LIKELY REACTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

WILSON

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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

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HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

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FED

NAD

NEWS

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

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