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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 991

OF 21123OZ MARCH 90

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, LISBON, HANOI

YOUR TELNO 606: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MACAU

1. COINCIDENTALLY, THE POLITICAL ADVISER WROTE ON 20 MARCH TO THE DIPLOMATIC ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU REQUESTING A MORE HELPFUL APPROACH ON THE PART OF THE MACANESE. TEXT OF HIS LETTER IS IN MIFT. WE THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF THIS COULD BE PURSUED IN

LISBON AS WELL.

2. SINCE 1 JANUARY 1990 A TOTAL OF 311 VBPS IN 10 BOATS HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG VIA MACAU (OUT OF THIS YEAR'S TOTAL OF 598) IE OVER HALF HAVE COME HERE AFTER BEING SENT AWAY FROM MACAU.

WILSON

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123

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NAD

NEWS D

INFO D

FINANCE D

RMD

PS

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/MR SAINSBURY

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR MOSS

MR BLATHERWICK

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