TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 21

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POWEVER, CERTAIN REFUGEES MIGHT BE LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE THERE WERE NO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE AGREEMENT TO REFUGEES WORKING WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE RELATED TO THE OVERALL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ENG KONG:

(1): (NOT IN OPEN RECORD) THE HIGH COMMISSIONER EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT HONG KONG MIGHT PERMIT THE LOCAL SETTLEMENT OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF REFUGEES. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INDICATED THAT

THE MATTER WOULD BE CONSIDERED

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