GRS 124
RESTRICTED
DESKBY 080100Z
FM FCO 071200Z JUL 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 523 OF 7 JULY
RESTRICTED
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HKCK 24
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15/7
|AF2017
PQ :
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
DR MARSHALL HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR WRITTEN
ANSWER: 'TO ASK THE SECRETARY FOR STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMON-
WEALTH AFFIARS, WHY THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
INCREASED BY 813 BETWEEN 7 APRIL AND 30 JUNE'.
2. FOLLOWING IS PROPOSED REPLY: 'SINCE EARLY MAY THE RATE OF
ARRIVAL OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG HAS EXCEEDED THE RATE
OF RESETTLEMENT. THE RATE OF ARRIVAL ALWAYS INCREASES DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS. IN ADDITION, RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE
DECREASED AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHTENING CRITERIA IN A NUMBER OF
RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES'.
3. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS DESKBY 090800Z.
PYM
DIST:
LIMITED
HKGD
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MR DONALD
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