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PQ HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

Dr Edmund Marshall has put down the attached Question

for written answer. I attach a draft reply based on information

provided by Hong Kong.

2. Dr Marshall asks this Question regularly. The last time

was on 18 October, when there were 13,233 refugees in Hong Kong.

In the last 3 months there has been little change in overall

numbers, as arrivals have been balanced by resettlement

The drop of about 500 in the figures

opportunities.

provided for Sir P Wall's PQ on 15 December is largely due

to the repatriation of 328 ex-China cases on 17 December.

20 December 1982

cc Mr Donald

RD Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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