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3. PLEASE IMPRESS ON HARTLING'S STAFF THAT EVEN A SHORT VISIT HERE WILL HELP US TO SHOW AN INCREASINGLY CONCERNED LOCAL POPULATION THAT THE UNHCR IS CONSCIOUS OF HONG KONG'S PROBLEMS. I HOPE IT WILL ALSO HELP TO RESOLVE THE EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION IN WHICH ONLY ONE QUARTER OF OUR 24,000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARE

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4. IN MY PERSONAL VIEW IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT THE CHINESE WOULD OBJECT TO THE UNHCR VISITING HONG KONG TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEMS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OR PUBLICITY RELATED THERETO.

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