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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
(a) UK Aims: To find as many resettlement places as quickly as
possible.
(b) Background:
There are still 38,000 Vietnamese refugees in
Hong Kong and the number is going down very slowly. It had
been hoped that only a small number would be there by the
end of the year. This will not now be possible.
(c) Foints to Make: Still 38,000 in Hong Kong.
slow. More resettlement places needed.
Offtake very
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