TNAG-2290-FCO40-3296-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1991 — Page 54

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INFO ROUTINE LISBON, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING

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MY TELNO 2854: VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS: MACAU.

1. WE SHOULD MAKE THESE POINTS IN LISBON AS WELL. IT WOULD BE

HELPFUL IF YOU WOULD AUTHORISE LISBON TO RAISE WITH THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT THE PROBLEMS THAT MACAU'S POLICY OF

DIRECTING VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TOWARDS HONG KONG IS CAUSING US.

2. WE MIGHT REMIND THEM, THAT, AS MEMBERS OF THE EEC, THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR. I DOUBT IF THIS WILL CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE GROUND, BUT I SEE NO REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT RUB THEIR NOSES IN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BLATANTLY OPTING OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.

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