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PROBLEM. HONG KONG STILL HAS THE HIGHEST VIETNAMESE REFUGEE POPULATION IN THE REGION. 63 PER CENT HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG CAMPS FOR OVER 3 YEARS. A MAJOR EFFORT IS STILL NEEDED BY ALL RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO RESOLVE THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. WE HOPE THAT HOSTS' WILL HELP. WE ARE ALSO INSTRUCTING UKMIS GENEVA TO ASK UNHCR TO MAKE PARALLEL APPROACHES TO RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, AND TO OBTAIN UNHCR VIEWS ON THE STATE OF PROGRESS OF THESE COUNTRIES' DELIBERATIONS ON THE RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
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FOR THE HAGUE, COPENHAGEN, OSLO AND STOCKHOLM: YOU SHOULD STRESS THAT YOUR APPROACH IS INFORMAL, AND THAT WE HAVE ASKED UNHCR TO MAKE FORMAL APPROACHES TO THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED.
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