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OVER 8 YEARS
720
7-8 YEARS
251
6-7 YEARS
1,502
5-6 YEARS
743
4-5 YEARS
3-4 YEARS
2-3 YEARS
1-2 YEARS
LESS THAN 1 YEAR
(III)
REQUESTS:
(A)
283
214
853
1,298
7,836
114524
MDLIAN 3516
GRATEFUL FOR
UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG'S POSITION AND APPROPRIATE
SUPPORT, BOTH IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND IN ASSURING UNHCR THAT THE REVIEWED POLICY HAS INTERNATIONAL APPROVAL.
(C) CO-OPERATION IN RESETTLING GENUINE REFUGEES, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SPECIAL EFFORT TO HELP CLEAR THE BACKLOG OF LONGSTAYERS.
(C)
EFFORTS TO PERSUADE VIETNAM TO ACCEPT THE RETURN OF NON-
REFUGEES.
FOR LISBON ONLY.
(D) CO-OPERATION OF MACAU AUTHORITIES IN ENSURING THAT ALL VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARE TOLD CLEARLY IF THEY LAND IN MACAU, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO GO ON TO HONG KONG, WHERE THEY WILL BE TREATED AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND HAVE NO CHANCE OF RESETTLEMENT. (WE WILL MAKE SAME REQUEST TO PORTUGUESE CONSUL- GENERAL).
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
38
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
38
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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