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(A)
SOME REFUGEES (1.E THOSE GOING TO CANADA) WOULD BE HERE
FOR MORE THAN A FEW DAYS: AND
(B) THE SHIP WOULD BE COMING HERE AFTER REACHING ITS FIRST
PORT OF CALL.
BOTH PRECEDENTS WOULD BE NOTED AND EXPLOITED BY OTHER SHIP OWNERS
AND GOVERNMENTS.
4. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN AGREE TO MEET COSTS
OF AIR TRAVEL TO HONG KONG. MIGHT OWNERS BE WILLING TO HELP SINCE
COSTS ARE PROBABLY LITTLE MORE THAN DIVERSION TO HONG KONG ?
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