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VISIT HONG KONG. HE COULD ASK WHEN IT WILL REPORT, AND HOW ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE HANDLED. HE COULD AGREE WITH THE AMERICAN VIEW ON VOULNTARY REPATRIATION, BUT POINT OUT THAT AS HONG KONG ONLY HAS HAD 22 VOLUNTEERS OUT OF 120,000 REFUGEES IT DOES NOT HOLD MUCH PROMISE FOR HONG KONG AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO RELY ON

RESETTLEMENT.

5. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CANADIANS FOR INCREASING SLIGHTLY THE IR HONG KONG OFFTAKE IN THE FACE OF A REGIONAL REDUCTION. WE HOPE THAT, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THEY WILL REVIEW THE PACE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN CANADA AND BE ABLE TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL 500 PLACES (OR MORE) TO HONG KONG IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR.

6. WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THEIR HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE THAT NORWAY WILL TAKE 100. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS GENEROUS GESTURE. WHEN WILL THEY BE SELECTED? ARE THERE ANY CRITERIA? (IF NOT, COULD WE SUGGEST

· THOSE FROM THE OPEN CENTRES WHO HAVE BEEN HERE MORE THAN SIX YEARS

AND WHO DO NOT (NOT) MEET THE RESETTLEMENT CRITERIA OF OTHER

COUNTRIES.)

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