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HONG KONG'S OVERALL POLICY ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
4. Sir Philip Haddon-Cave wrote to Mr Donald on 2 December, copy
of letter annexed, expressing deep concern about slowing down of
offtake from Hong Kong on one hand and continued inflow from Vietnam
on other. Letter explores options available to Hong Kong. These
range from continuing present humanitarian attitude of accepting all
and allowing them to work through trying to get more resettlement
places to a deterrent policy of repatriation to Vietnam. Letter
raises fundamental issues on which we will submit to Ministers
after receiving comments from posts and the Lord Privy Seal has
returned from his visit.
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Hong Kong and General Department
December 1981
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