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TO AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCING PACKAGE FOR VIETNAM. FOR YOUR OWN
INFORMATION, WE HAVE IN MIND A FIGURE OF ABOUT 5 MILLION DOLLARS.
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7 GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EXPLAIN OUR IDEAS TO THE VIETNAMESE, IN GENERAL TERMS AT THIS INITIAL STAGE, AND SEEK THEIR REACTION.
OU SHOULD SAY THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN ANY IDEAS THEY MAY HAVE
FOR ENSURING THE SWIFT AND SAFE RETURN IN FUTURE OF NON-REFUGEES. IN PARTICULAR, DO THEY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD HELP THEM TO TAKE PEOPLE BACK AT A FASTER RATE BOTH
VOLUNTEERS AND NON-VOLUNTEERS? FINALLY, YOU SHOULD SAY THAT WE ARE STUDYING WAYS OF SCREENING NEW ARRIVALS QUICKLY, AS THEY REACH HONG KONG, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOT REFUGEES CAN BE RETURNED QUICKLY AND SAFELY TO VIETNAM. WE NEED TO WORK HARD TO
FIND WAYS OF CHECKING THE INFLOW OF VIETNAMESE INTO HONG KONG NEXT YEAR, AND SHALL BE SEEKING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GENEVA CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE IN JANUARY.
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