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6 NOV
Immigration Department,
International Building,
141 Des Voeux Road Central,
) Hong Kong•
3rd November 1975.
I owe you an explanation as to what happened to your letter. to me dated 27th August. I was travelling through India, when it reached Hong Kong and my staff should have opened it and got Derek Readman, who was acting for me," to reply to you. Instead "it was sent back to Europe and finally caught up with me shortly before I started back to Hong Kong.
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The position here has changed dramatically for the better as a result of the Americans deciding to raise their quotas and ease their criteria. Our latest figures. are as follows
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Departures of Vietnamese Refugees from Hong Kong
tures
To U.S.A.
2534
To Canada
372
To France
$344,
To Australia
208
To Denmark
100
To Austria
48
To Belgium
To Germany
Others
Hong Kong
Total Departures
3
110
3,748
Refugees Remaining in Camps in Hong Kong
I expect a further 40 or so to be accepted by
Many of
Austria, France or ourselves in the near future. those who expressed interest in going to Britain have now gone elsewhere, principally to the USA, but I am optimistic that Britain will now accept a substantial proportion of the 120 or so who would otherwise be left with us.
(PTO)
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