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and/or long stayers; at an additional 10 per month for,
say, two years (240 places);
to implement a sponsorship programme (up to, say, 50
places over two years).
Lord Glenarthur may wish to discuss the pros and cons of
each of these options. On the face of it:
(a) above would be badly received in Hong Kong and have no
international impact.
(b) would avoid the worst criticisms in Hong Kong but have
minimal international impact.
only (c) would offer any real prospect of stimulating matching resettlement offers from other governments. It would go down fairly well in Hong Kong.
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