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(iii) it would provide some prospect, at present lacking,
of a solution to the problem posed by the
places
increasing number of refugees now in countries of
Wy
first refuge who are unqualified for resettlement
for whatever reason;
(iv) it should ultimately enable the Hong Kong Govern-
ment to abolish the closed centres, which have been
-the target of criticism by some civil rights
operations;
No the humane
determine
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(v) it would halt HMG's expenditure of political
capital in pressing resettlement countries to renew
offers of and extend usual criteria for resettle-
ment places;
(vi) it would bring Hong Kong's treatment of Vietnamese
illegal arrivals into line with treatment of
Chinese illegal entrants; and
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(vii) it would remove a possible source of trouble with
China in the run-up to the transfer of power in
Hong Kong in 1997.
not really a faces Hey (a present?)
10. There would be certain limiting factors in the
formulation of such a policy.
(i) The assent and cooperation of the authorities in
Indochina would be necessary.
At the moment,
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