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Kong will be Japan's no 2 priority after Thailand.
Will
Resettlement
look at long
(There are 23 of the latter)
mission to visit Hong Kong early 1986.
stayers and family reunion cases
(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 will send team to Hong Kong to investigate (Hong Kong Telno
2458, 11.11.85, folio 416)
Embassy meeting 20.11.85 with MFA: Japanese conscious of Hong
Kong's problems and trying to help. Expect to take 54 this year (compared with 34 in 1984). Resettlement mission might now
go to Hong Kong later this year, not 186, and will probably
interview more refugees than in previous years (Tokyo Telno 832,
folio 420)
than in
(UKMIS letter of 20 December) selected 25,
UNHCR not optimistic (folio 495)
to interview
125 more.
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LUXEMBOURG
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No insuperable difficulty would prefer whole family units.
Ambassador suggested 10 families (Luxembourg telno 347, 1.10.85,
folio 260)
Governor raised subject with Luxembourg Prime Minister. Latter
thought fact that refugees were workers not intellectuals might be helpful (Hong Kong telno 2135, 10.10.85, folio 279)
Council of Minister have decided in principle to accept a number
of families, provided some at least could be found work
(Luxembourg telno 406, 24.10.85, folio 343)
Feldmann: UNHCR will approach Luxembourg Government and
and obtain
specific information on type of refugees they would be prepared
to take (letter Walker/Leeks 14.11.85, folio 431)
Luxembourg Government may take "employable" refugees.
will pursue (UKMIS letter 20 December, folio 495)
UNHCR
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