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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1256 OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1979
AND TO CANBERRA, OTTAWA, UKMIS GENEVA, UKMIS NEW YORK, WELLINGTON, PARIS
INFO HONG KONG
INFO SAVING BONN, NEW DELHI, BRASILIA, JAKARTA, MANILA, BANGKOK BRUSSELS, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, STOCKHOLM
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 5 OF 14 AUGUST. TO BONN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
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THE INFORMATION SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG (GHK), DAVID FORD, RECENTLY CONFIRMED THE NEED FOR FURTHER PUBLICITY TO SECURE MORE RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR REFUGEES CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG, ON THE GROUNDS SET OUT IN PARA 8 OF HONG KONG'S T.U.R.
2. HE HAS FUNDS TO HELP JOURNALISTS, FROM COUNTRIES WHERE RESETTLEMENT MAY BE OFFERED, TO SEE CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG, ON THE LINES OF THE OFFER TO THIRD WORLD JOURNALISTS, REPORTED IN MY TELEGRAM 346 TO NEW DELHI (NOT TO ALL).
3. FORD SAID GHK COULD HELP MEET EXPENSES OF TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATION BUT WE LEAVE IT TO YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER IT WOULD
BE APPROPRIATE TO PASS ON SUCH AN OFFER. POINT OF CONTACT IN HONG KONG IS ACTING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES.
4. GHK ARE ALSO PREPARING TWO FILMS OF 5 AND 50 MINUTES DURATION, ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS: HOW HAVE REFUGEES ARRIVED? WHY? WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON HONG KONG AND ITS SOCIAL SERVICES? ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE COI TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO YOU, WHEN READY.
5. FORD EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE HELP GIVEN ON HONG
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