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FAMILY REUNION CASES, IN THE LIGHT OF THE RESPONSE BY OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO HONG KONG'S NEEDS AND OF
ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME.
RECENT FALL IN THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG REFUGEE CAMPS:
ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG FELL BY 2449 DURING 1985. WE AND HONG KONG REMAIN SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF HONG KONG'S REFUGEE PROBLEM.
HONG KONG STILL HAS THE HIGHEST VIETNAMESE REFUGEE POPULATION IN THE REGION. 63 PERCENT HAVE BEEN IN HONG
KONG CAMPS FOR OVER 3 YEARS. A MAJOR EFFORT STILL NEEDED BY ALL RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO RESOLVE THIS CONTINUING
PROBLEM. WE HOPE THAT THE AMERICANS WILL HELP BY MEANS
OF A SPECIAL GESTURE THAT WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO
FOLLOW.
NASH (SEAD) WILL TAKE SIMILAR ACTION WITH US EMBASSY (OUR TELNO 2037 (1985) REFERS).
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