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CAMPS FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN ACCEPTED ELSEWHERE. - WE SHALL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT ADDITIONAL REFUGEES ARE RESETTLED IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT ADD TO THE VERY CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE ON HOUSING RESOURCES IN CERTAIN URBAN AREAS. MY RT HON AND LEARNED FRIEND THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY WILL BE CONSIDERING WITH HIS RT HON FRIEND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHERS HOW THE PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA CAN BE AVOIDED.
- WE SHALL NOW ENTER INTO IMMEDIATE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE OTHER RESETTLEMENT GOVERNMENTS AND UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES. WE SHALL MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE MUST BE A GENUINE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. WE SHALL LOOK TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO STATE CLEARLY THEIR READINESS TO MATCH WHAT WE INTEND TO DO BY ACCEPTING SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL RESPOND GENEROUSLY AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. DEPENDING ON THE RESPONSE THAT WE RECEIVE, AND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF PRESSURE ON HOUSING RESOURCES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WE SHALL BE READY TO GO AHEAD WITH OUR NEW PLANS.
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