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(A) QUESTION F: PLEASE COULD YOU SUPPLY FIGURE FOR REGIONAL

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VIETNAMESE, KHMER AND LAO, IN PARTICULAR HOW THEY ENTERED

HONG KONG AND WHY A DECISION WAS TAKEN TO ALLOW THEM TO STAY

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