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HKK 243/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTIRY
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AND TO PRIORITY THE HAGUE. HELSINKI. BRUSSELS. VIENNA. PARIS AND TO PRIORITY DUBLIN. BERNE. OSLO. COPENHAGEN. LUXEMBOURG
AND TO PRIORITY STOCKHOLM
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG. HKGO BRUSSELS
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN
OUR TELNO 507 AND GUIDANCE 125 (1985):
HONG KONG HAVE AGREED:
HONG KONG
1.
(A)
(B)
2.
TO ABSORB IN HONG KONG UP TO 250 ETHNIC CHINESE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CAMPS IN HONG KONG (AT A RATE OF ABOUT 20
MONTHLY).
TO ESTABLISH A RASRO (SHIP RESCUE) TRANSIT CENTRE IN HONG
KONG.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INFORM YOUR HOST GOVERNMENTS OF THESE DECISIONS. STRESSING THAT THE ABSORPTION OF THESE REFUGEES IS A COURAGEOUS MEASURE BY HONG KONG GIVEN THEIR DIFFICULTIES IN BEING SEEN TO GIVE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES A BETTER DEAL THAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA. MANY OF WHOM HAVE FAR CLOSER FAMILY AND CULTURAL TIES WITH HONG KONG. THE FIGURE OF 250. WHICH IS ON TOP OF THE 14500 DISPLACED INDO-CHINESE THAT HONG KONG HAVE ALSO ABSORBED, IS HIGH COMPARED WITH THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MANY RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLLY WHEN SEEN IN TERMS OF THE SEVERE POPULATION PRESSURES IN HONG KONG.
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