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REFERENCES

House of Commons Hansard, 11 July, columns 453-454.

Announcement on 18 July.

House of Commons Hansard, 22 October, columns 28-34.

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NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

WHY WAS MR HARTLING'S VISIT CANCELLED?

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Mr Hartling had hoped to stage through London on

for med eat Masons 29 October on his way to New York, but he has recently had

a minor operation on his leg and decided to fly direct.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

Refugees in Hong Kong on 16 October:

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Under UNIICR care:

38,240

Hong Kong Government camps and

quarantine anchorage:

26,471

Total:

64; 711

UNHCR'S ROLE IN HONG KONG

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3 Between January and 16 October, UNHCR had resettled

13,831 refugees in more than 20 countries. Relations between

the UNHCR and the Hong Kong Government are good. hard

We are

working

striving to ensure that UNHCR allocations will fully take

into account the fact that Hong Kong now has a groutor number

of refugees under its temporary care than any other country

in the region.