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MDHOAN 9760
UNSEAWORTHY BOATS OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY. AT PRESENT THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF BOAT PEOPLE STAYING FOR SOME TIME IN CHINESE PORTS AND THEN BEING PUT BY OFFICIALS ON NEWLY ARRIVED BOATS WHICH ARE TRAVELLING TO HONG
KONG.
THERE IS NO REASON WHY SUCH PEOPLE SHOULD BE PASSED ON AS
AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN TO HONG KONG. I URGE YOU TO AGREE TO TREAT
THEM AS HAVING LANDED IN CHINA AND TO ACCOMMODATE THEM IN CHINA IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE.
6.
WE NEED TO SHARE THE BURDEN OF TACKLING THIS COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS WITH YOU WHENEVER OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. MEANTIME, I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT YOU WILL FEEL ABLE TO BRING IMMEDIATE RELIEF ALONG THE LINES THAT I HAVE
SUGGESTED. ENDS.
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
Ó
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON
ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)
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