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comprehensive arrangements would pose problems of a
practical nature for the Vietnamese Government.
British and Hong Kong Governments were ready in
principle to contribute to their solution through
the good offices of the UNHCR. Meanwhile, pending
agreement on a comprehensive scheme, it was agreed
to make a start with the process of repatriation
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the return to Vietnam over the coming weeks
in the first instance of a batch of one hundred boat
people in camps in Hong Kong who have asked to
and whose documentation has already been processed
by the Hong Kong Government and the UNHCR.
Both sides agreed to stay in close touch via
the diplomatic channel in order to implement the
decisions reached in London and recorded in this
statement quickly and expeditiously.
They agreed
to hold a third round of talks in Hong Kong should
this prove necessary.