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5. IF WE ARE TO HOLD TO OUR LINE THAT WE ACCEPT UNHCR DECISIONS ON MANDATE CASES THERE IS LITTLE WE CAN DO ONCE THEY WRITE TO US FORMALLY. THEY SAY ALSO THAT UNHCR GENEVA ARE AWARE OF THEIR DECISION IN THESE TWO CASES. WE WOULD HOWEVER BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA COULD CHECK WITH UNHCR HEADQUARTERS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF UNHCR HONG KONG'S PROPOSED ACTION AND SUPPORT IT. IF THEY ARE, THEN WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY HOW BEST TO MINIMISE ANY PR DAMAGE HERE WHEN THE DECISIONS ARE RELEASED, AND AVOID REACTIVATING A DEBATE ON SCREENING THAT HAS (SINCE LAST SPRING'S JUDICIAL REVIEW) ALL BUT DIED.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
127
.VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
LIMITED
SEAD
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
ECD (E)
FINANCE D
FED
HKD
NAD
NEWS D
RMD
UND
EMAD/ODA
ADDITIONAL
8
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
135
EAPD/ODA
HD/ECFAD/ODA
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR AINSCOW
MR BONE
MR MUIR
MR BURNS
MR FREEMAN
MR KERBY
MR MANNING
2
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