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said that dapan would now take a token number (500) and would contribute generously to the UNHCR.
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A very large proportion of recent refugees from Vietnam have been ethnic Chinese. hany of them were small busineĠgmen' from the South whenc life became intolerable after the fall of waigon and who could be fleeced by the Vietnamese authorities. Since the deterioration in relations between Vietnam and China, ethnic Chinese in North Vietnam have been persecuted and expelled. The Chinese have told us that they have received over 200,000 ethnic Chineze from Victnam over the last year or so. Some of there find their way to Hong Kong, and the Chinese are then unwilling to take them back. We are considering urgently further discussions with the Chinese about the problems caused by the very large influx of people from China into Hong Kong,
We are keeping in close touch with the Government of Hong Kong about the practical problems iscing them as a result' of the recent influx from Vietnam and China. We may need to provide reinforcements (naval and perhaps land) to enable increased putrels to be mounted.
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