TNAG-0883-FCO40-1093-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 54

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REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: UK TORRYING OF OTHER GOVERNBERİ

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FCO telno 46 to Canberra requested posts to take action with government with a view to persuading them to accept for permanent. settlement, some (or more) refugees From montuose who have boon given temporary shelter in Hong Kong.

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1 attach a resumé of the responses we received: you will already have seen all the inward telegrams on the subject. offers from governments (as indicated in the attached resumé) to Most take refugees from South East Asia were made before our own approachen to them. No new offers were made the Italian Tand-owner's offer to take one family from Hong Kong.

with the exception of The results of our exercise are, therefore, rather disappointing though some governments are still considering our approaches to them. In these cases, I expect posts will take the opportunity to follow up, where appropriate, on their initial representations.

5. To some extent, we shall have to rely on the UNHCR to give due weight to Hong Kong's problem in any recommendation he may make to governments (which have offered resettlement places) with regard to which territòries fupees are to be drawn from. remains in close contact with UNHCR on thin and related matters.

UKMis Geneva

5 February, 1979

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Chancery UKMis Geneva

P Morgan

UN Department

Assistant Political Adviser, Houg Kong

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