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5. SINCE THERE IS NO UNHCR PRESENCE IN TAIWAN, WE SHALL NEED TO CONSIDER ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEALING WITH THESE REFUGEES IF THEY ARE LANDED AND SHOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW HOW UNHCR HAVE COPED WITH PREVIOUS GROUPS LANDED THERE. DO UNHCR OPERATE THROUGH LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORANISATIONS IN TAIWAN? HOW ARE THE REFUGEES' WISHES ESTABLISHED REGARDING RESETTLEMENT IN THIRD COUNTRIES? GIVEN THE BUILD UP OF BOAT REFUGEES'' IN HONG KONG, WE WOULD NOT WISH TO SE THE ''WELL PARK'' REFUGEES TRANSFERRED THERE.
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