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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 14075OZ OCT 92
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1176 OF 14 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA, UKMIS GENEVA
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UKMIS TELNO 518 OF 13 OCTOBER.
HONG KONG : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CANADIANS MAY BE ABOUT TO DECIDE
NEW RESETTLEMENT ALLOCATIONS, AND THAT THAIS MAY BE PUSHING
HARD FOR HIGHER ALLOCATION FOR THEIR VIETNAMESE
LAND PEOPLE'
WE ALSO HOPE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF OUR
REFUGEE PROBLEMS CAN DE TAKEN.
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2. INFORMATION IN OUR TELNO 1065 OF 17 SEPTEMBER MAY BE UPDATED
AS FOLLOWS: WHILE 1982 ARRIVAL RATE REMAINS VERY CLOSE TO 1961
FIGURE, ONLY 443 PERSONS LEFT FOR OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT IN SEPTEMBER 1932, COMPARED WITH 1,673 IN SEPTEMBER 1981. REFUGEE POPULATION NOW HERE IS 13,233, COMPARABLE TO LAST YEAR'S FIGURE AND BY FAR LARGEST BOAT REFUGEE POPULATION IN REGION. 40 PERCENT HAVE BEEN HERE OVER TWO YEARS, AND IT IS THIS LONG TERM GROUP WE WOULD MOST LIKE TO SEE REMOVED.
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MR DONALD MR URE
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