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IF A KOPEAN REGISTERED VESSEL WERE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG (AS ITS FIRST PORT OF CALL) WITH REFUGEES ON BOARD, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER THE CASE ON ITS MERITS, IN THE LIGHT OF CIRCUMSTANCES PREVAILING AT THE TIME.
4. OTTAWA SHOULD BRING THIS CASE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MFA, IN VIEW OF THE CANADIAN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP, AND SAY THAT WE ARE ASKING THE KOREANS TO GRANT TEMPORARY ASYLUM WITHOUT A
GUARANTEE.
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