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4. THE OUTLOOK FOR HONG KONG THUS REMAINS VERY BLEAK. UNLESS
THE RATE OF ARRIVALS FALLS EVEN FURTHER OR THE RATE OF RE-
SETTLEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES, HONG KONG FRANKLY EXPECTS TO
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SHOULDER THIS BURDEN VIRUTALLY INDEFINITELY. IN SPATE OF THE FACT THAT OUR TERRITORY HAS ALREADY OVER-CROWDED
AND WE HAVE GRAVE PROBLEMS WITH HMMIGRATION FROM CHINA, HONG KONG
HAS DONE WHAT IT CAN TO ABSORB A PART OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ACCEPTED OVER 14,000 DISPLACED INDOCHINESE FOR PERMANENT SETTLE- MENT HERE, A CONTRIBUTION THAT IN TERMS OF POPULATION MUST BE OUT-
STANDING IN WORLD TERMS. THUS OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT MUST NOW BE
THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM, AND ANY ASSISTANCE THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE HIN THIS CONTEXT, BY ALLOCATING A GENEROUS
PROPORTION OF THE QUOTA APPROPRIATE TO HONG KONG'S DIFFICULT
SITUATION, WOULD BE INVALUABLE AND GREATLY APPRECIATED.
5. The WOULD WELCOME AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT WITH YOU PERSONALLY. MEANWHILE, PLEASE ACCEPT, SHR, THE ASSURANCE OF
MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION. UNQUOTE
YOUDE
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