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CON FID EN TIAL
NEW ZEALAND
Lady Young's meeting with Palmer: will consider
(30.9.85, folio 252)
sympathetically
Consulate
General in Hong Kong: would probably seek small quota
for Hong Kong. Needs to be followed up in Wellington (Hong Kong
telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)
Affairs:
if approved,
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Letter from Secretary of Foreign
allocation of an additional 70 places for long stayers with no
relatives in third countries may
make it possible to secure a
small, one-off allocation of places for refugees from Hong Kong
(Wellington teleletter 9.10.85 folio 286)
New Zealand Government have approved additional 70 places for
Indo-Chinese refugees in current immigration year, of which 10
are for Hong Kong refugees (Wellington telno 311, 31.10.85,
folio 360)
(Hong Kong tel of 9 December) New Zealand Commissioner
pushing for more than 10 (folio 457)
(UKMIS letter of 20 Dec) UNHCR has talked to New Zealand
Government without any result yet (folio 495)
NORWAY
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Norwegians will consider taking 100 from Hong Kong in addition
to quota this year (Oslo telno 150, 4.10.85, folio 261)
Woodhouse meeting with Norwegian representatives in Geneva: no
mention of the 100 (Woodhouse telex 15.10.85, folio 314)
Norwegian press says Norway will take further 100 from Hong
Kong only hurdle is budgetary approval (Letter Logan
17.10.85, folio 345)
-
(Oslo),
Norwegian Consulate in Hong Kong: will try their best to take
as many as possible from Hong Kong (Hong Kong telno 2414,
5.11.85,
folio 368)
UNHCR resettlement meeting in Hong Kong: Norway will take extra
100.
It is hoped they will leave in next few months (Hong Kong
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