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TO MR ALAN FUNG, SECURITY BRANCH, REFUGEE DIVISION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
I AM CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO VARIOUS SUBJECTS IN
PREPARATION FOR THE FORTHCOMING ENQUIRY BY THE FAC. ONE OF THESE
SUBJECTS IS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
2.
I AM COMPILING CHARTS OF STATISTICS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG WHO HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE
UK SINCE 1975. WE ALREADY HAVE AVAILABLE STATISTICS FROM 1979. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND ME THE RELEVANT YEARLY STATISTICS CONCERNING THE PERIOD 1975-8 INCLUSIVE, IF POSSIBLE BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY.
SIGNED: C ELLIOT
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