CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 09090OZ FCO
TELNO 98
OF 090815Z JANUARY 90
INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI
CONFIDENTIAL
175410
MDADAN 0879
ADVANCE COmn
YOUR TELNO 59: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. WE HAVE SENT TWO PACKAGES OF NAMES TO HANOI: ONE OF 97 NAMES (OUR TELNO MISC 905) AND ANOTHER OF 92 NAMES COUR TELNO MISC 920). THE ANSWERS TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ARE :
NO. THE LIST OF 97 WILL BE THOSE TRAVELLING ON THE SECOND FLIGHT AND THE GROUP OF 92 ON THE THIRD FLIGHT. NO DATES FOR THESE FLIGHTS
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- YES. THEY ARE IN CHI MA WAN.
NO. THEY ARE NOT HELD SEPARATELY.
BOTH GROUPS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY DORMITORIES FROM AMONGST THE EARLIEST BATCHES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DEFINITIVELY SCREENED-OUT (I.E. APPEALS REJECTED).
WE SHALL FAX OVER THE BREAKDOWN AND FAMILY SITUATION OF BOTH GROUPS OF 97 AND 92.
PRESENT PLANS ARE TO USE SAN UK LING WITHIN THE BORDER CLOSED AREA RATHER THAN PHOENIX HOUSE. DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN FINALISED.
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SAN UK LING IS A FORMER HOLDING CENTRE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA. THE ACCOMMODATION AND SECURITY ARE BEING UPGRADED BUT THE FACILITIES (E.G. RECREATION AREA) ARE VERY LIMITED AND ONLY SUITABLE FOR RELATIVELY SHORT STAYS, I.E. WEEKS RATHER THAN MONTHS. IT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 100 PERSONS. WE DO NOT PLAN TO TRANSFER ANOTHER GROUP FROM CHI MA WAN UNTIL WE HAVE OBTAINED A PLANE AND ARE CLEARER ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE NEXT REPATRIATION FLIGHT.
WILSON
ADVANCE
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
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MR MCLAREN
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