TNAG-0558-FCO40-653-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 144

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MY TELNO 264: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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1. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING

TO MAKE SPECIAL PROVISION FOR APPLICANTS FROM HONG KONG. APPLICATIONS

FROM REFUGEES IN HONG KONG HAVING FAMILY LINKS WILL BE

SYMPATHETICALLY CONSIDERED WITHIN THE TOTAL OF FIFTY FAMILIES ALREADY ANNOUNCED. ADVICE ON THESE LINES HAS BEEN SENT TO THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

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