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13.
What progress on Regional Holding Centre?
Have already announced our readiness to contribute £5 million
towards costs of Regional Holding Centre to which all refugees from
Hong Kong and region could be transferred while they await
resettlement.
Hope this Centre can be established as soon as possible in order
to relieve some of the pressure in Hong Kong.
14.
Parallel between economic migrants from Vietnam and East German
economic migrants to FRG?
No direct relationship between the two.
Internationally agreed principle that non-refugees should return to their country of origin. That is not a uniquely British
position.
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