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VISIT TO HONG KONG BY MR NICHOLAS RIDLEY MP,

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT: 22-25 SEPTEMBER 1985

Vietnamese Refugees in Hong Kong

Line to take

(Defensive: for use with UMELCO and the media if

raised)

1. HMG very concerned about the problem of Vietnamese refugees

in Hong Kong: anxious to do all we can to help. Not my area of

responsibility, but understand Government response to SCORRI

report will be published very shortly. Cannot of course give

details in advance of publication: otherwise would be in

trouble with Parliament, who are entitled to hear Government's

reply first!

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