TNAG-2067-FCO40-2945-Vietnamese-boat-people-unaccompanied-minors-in-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 29

Evangelical Alliance

MLM/1va

25 January 1990

Mr Francis Maude, MP

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Downing Street

London

SW1A 2AL

26 JAN 30

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MK Haswell.

Mr Paul HUD

Grateful for draft

Whitefield House

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Tel No. 01 582 0228

Fax No. 01 582 6221

General Director: Clive Calver

President: Right Rev Timothy Dudley-Smith

Bishop of Thetford

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Dear Mr Maude

Following our meeting on 13 December last year, I write to enquire as to the position of Vietnamese unaccompanied minors in general, and orphans in particular, currently in Hong Kong refugee camps. At that meeting you said you would find out details of the precise number of unaccompanied minors and the conditions in which they live in the camps. I appear not have these details as yet.

There has been a tremendous response from the Christian Church in the light of the suggested adoption initiative. I understand that there are at least one thousand urgent cases amongst the unaccompanied minors and that these are being looked at by Social Workers within Hong Kong.

I look forward to your reply and assure you of our commitment to the welfare of these children.

Yours sincerely

Laura Angus

POMIKE MORRIS

Secretary for Social & Foreign Affairs

(signed in Mr Morris ́ absence)

Vice-Presidents: Rev Howard Belben Sir Cyril Black Rev Dr Raymond Brown Rev Gilbert Kirby Rev Canon Kenneth Prior Rev Dr John Stott Rev Canon Harry Sutton

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