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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 390 OF 16 MAY 1975,
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. MR KENNETH CLARKE MP HAS PUT DOWN A QUESTION FOR WRITTEN
ANSWER ON 19 MAY TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHETHER HE WILL
MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE PRESENT NUMBERS AND CONDITIONS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, AND WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN FINDING PERMANENT HOMES FOR THEM.
2. WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING REPLY:-
QUOTE THERE ARE X (EXACT NUMBER) TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATED
IN FOUR RECEPTION CENTRES, MEDICAL ATTENTION IS BEING
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PROVIDED AS APPROPRIATE. I SHOULD LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES, WHO HAVE RISEN SO WELL TO THE EMERGENCY WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS ABOUT RESETTLEMENT.
UNQUOTE.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW X, AND FOR ANY COMMENTS, BY 198830Z.
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