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Britain's financial contribution to the costs of Hong Kong's
camps; UNHCR's contribution
Her Majesty's Government contribute in various direct and
indirect ways to the cost of Hong Kong's refugee camps. We
contribute a substantial amount to the funds of UNHCR (£17.6 million
in 1987) for use among refugees. We also donated £16,,000 for
1986/87 to the Save the Children Fund for their work in Hong Kong's
Vietnamese refugee camps.
We have brought to UNHCR's attention to the strong feelings in Hong Kong about accommodating Vietnamese boat people, and are in touch with them over the possibility of a longer contribution.
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