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PERCENTAGE FALL IN ITS REFUGEE POPULATION IN 1985 IS ATTRIBUTABLE
ALMOST ENTIRELY TO ITS ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF NEW
ARRIVALS IN THE TERRITORY THROUGH A POLICY OF HUMANE
DETERRENCE' A CONCEPT WHICH THE AMERICANS HAVE STRONGLY
SUPPORTED.
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ONE PURPOSE OF HMG'S RECENT RESETTLEMENT INITIATIVE IN
RESPONSE TO SCORRI IS TO TRY TO SECURE A BETTER DEAL FOR HONG
KONG FROM THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. A GESTURE FROM THE US, AS THE MAIN RESETTLEMENT COUNTRY, WOULD HELP US GREATLY IN OUR
EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THIS.
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WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEEK AN EARLY
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THESE POINTS TO MS HECKLINGER. HAVING GIVEN HER THE HARD LINE, YOU SHOULD ADD THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THE AMERICANS HAVE DONE TO HELP WITH HONG KONG'S REFUGEE PROBLEMS, BUT A FURTHER GESTURE NOW, PARTICULARLY TO HELP LONGSTAYERS IN THE CAMP POPULATION (6000, OR 64 PER CENT, OF WHOM HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR OVER 3 YEARS) WOULD BE ESPECIALLY
WELCOME.
HOWE
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