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For inclusion in brief for Lady Young's visit to Helsinki

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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Following the announcement (in a Home Office White Paper on 26 September) of our decision to accept some 500 Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong for resettlement in the UK, we have been conductiong a major diplomatic campaign to persuade other countries also to take additional numbers from the territory. In response to an approach by the Embassy in Helsinki, the Finns have confirmed that under new arrangements for an annual quota

to admit 100refugees for resettlement, 80 places in the first quota will probab go to Hong Kong. (Helsinki telno 222). This is a generous responseto our request. It would be helpful if Lady Younge epid thank the Finns, and say that we hope there will be no problems in implementing the Finnish Government's decisi She could also say that we would very much welcome any furter assistance with Hong Kong's Vietnamese refugee problems that they are able to give in future.

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