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TELEGRAM NUMBER 993 OF 13 JULY
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 302 AND MY TELNO 985: HONG KONG RESETTLEMENT PLEDGE.
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1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THESE COMMENTS. WE HAVE AN ACUTE PRESENTATIONAL
PROBLEM, COMPLICATED BY COMPARISONS WITH ASEAN. WE THINK THE ANSWER IS TO CHANGE THE EMPHASIS TO A FAIRER SHARE FOR HONG KONG, WHILE MEETING SIR JAMES MURRAY'S POINTS.
2. WE SUGGEST SUBSTITUTE FOR PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELNO 985 : THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THIS CONFERENCE ADOPTS ADEQUATE MEASURES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES, AND THAT THESE SHOULD INCLUDE AN ON-GOING RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME, COMMENSURATE WITH THE TOTALITY OF THE PROBLEM, OF WHICH A FAIR SHARE IS ALLOCATED TO HONG KONG.
AS ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SUCH A PROGRAMME, IT IS PREPARED TO AGREE TO THE UNHCR'S SUGGESTION, AND ALLOW 10,000 REFUGEES TO TAKE UP PERMANENT RESIDENCE. IT DOES SO ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EARLY STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO GIVE HONG KONG A MORE EQUITABLE
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