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a contribution to UNHCR,
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The Assistant Political Adviser in Hong Kong has recently written giving useful background to the current position on Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong.
2. In paragraph 9 of his letter, Mr Orr mentions that the UNHCR representative in Hong Kong asked, amongst other things, whether the Hong Kong Government would be prepared to make a contribution to UNHCR funds. Mr Orr suggests that there might be constitutional objections to a contribution.
No: the suggestion 3. was made by the Director of the Office of Refugee
and Migration Affairs of the
The Hong Kong Government already makes contributions to other voluntary organisations, for example the UN fund for drug abuse control. I can see no reason why a contribution to UNHCR should be any different.
4.
Subject to Mr Rushford's views I would have no objection to a reply to Hong Kong saying that we would welcome any help, financial or otherwise, that the Hong Kong Government is able to
US State Department, give to UNHCR.
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