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24.10.85, folio 353) (See also folio
repatriation)
Canadians favour
UNHCR resettlement meeting in Hong Kong: Canadian
says off take in
spite of overall
hope
Kong,
representative
1986 will be 650, 50 more than in 1985 (in
reduction in regional off take for 1986). HKG
Canada will also allocate an extra 500 places for Hong as they have done in past 2 years (Hong Kong telno 2606,
22.11.85,
Canadian
folio 417)
decision confirmed
in Hong Kong Teln o 2649 (folio
423) and Ottawa Telno 683 (folio 436). Canadian officials are confident that upward revision of places will be possible again in 1986, but prefer not to be quoted, or to be pinned down to
figure of 500.
JAPAN
Agreed to consider carefully
countries'
-
asked for details of other
responses (Tokyo telno 684, 27.9.85, folio 230)
Mr O'Neill meeting with Japanese MFA: understand Hong Kong's
problems. Currently considering how many more re fugees they might take (4.9.85, folio 249)
to
Consulate General in Hong Kong: cautious; but will continue
take refugees from Hong Kong. Resettlement mission to go to
Hong Kong next year (Hong Kong telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)
Woodhouse meeting with Japanese representative in Geneva: Hong Kong will be Japan's
be Japan's no 2 priority after Thailand.
mission
Resettlement
Will look at long
to visit Hong Kong early 1986.
stayers an d family reunion cases. (There are 23 of the latter) (Woodhouse telex 17.10.85, folio 327)
Visit to Tokyo by John Yeung, Assistant Director of Immigration,
Hong Kong: Japanese unclear as to size of Hong Kong's problem. But wil1 send team to Hong Kong to investigate (Hong Kong Telno 2458, 11.11.85, folio 416)
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