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3. WITH REGARD TO THE FINAL PARAGRAPH OF THE PRESS RELEASE LORENZ PETERSEN SAID THAT THE DANISH AUTHORITIES WOULD PROBABLY ALLOW THE 14 ADULTS ACCOMPANYING THE 204 CHILDREN TO STAY IN DENMARK IF THEY SO WISHED AND THESE WOULD HAVE TO BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE FIGURE AGREED BY MINISTERS. THIS WOULD AFFECT THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES WHO COULD BE ACCEPTED FROM HONG KONG THOUGH THE PROVISION FOR QUOTE A FEW ADDITIONAL REFUGEES UNQUOTE TO JOIN THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD GIVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

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