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My
first
visit
as United
Nations
High
Commissioner for Refugees to Hong Kong and three
in the region gave me
not only to
other
countries
opportunity
knowledge
of
the current
an
gain a first hand
refugee situation in
these countries, but also to assess the long-term
and implication problem which is a
for
appreciated
the
prospects
resolving
common concern for us all.
opportunity
the
I
I
had
especially during our meeting to benefit from your views on I also had an
different
Hong Kong's refugee situation.
and exhaustive discussion ол open aspects of the Hong Kong refugee problem with Mr. Gordon Mortimer,
Mortimer, Acting Secretary for Security, and his colleague, Mr. Ken Woodhouse.
My visit to the four countries convinced me
that
our
search for
a
solution
to
refugee problem
perspective.
Indochinese
must be in the wider regional
that I hope
in the coming months
the
all the concerned governments and UNHCR will have the chance to consider new approaches
responding
the to
problem refugee
for
that the
South-East Asia region has been facing since the
mid-1970's.
While
search this
continues,
the
current
policies, especially
must resettlement,
be
maintained. As regards Hong Kong,
a favourable
decision by the Government of the United Kingdom
to continue
the
of resettlement
Vietnamese