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Hong Kong Government, who see advantage in being able to present the UK initiative in their approaches to other resettlement countries as

a continuing regular commitment rather than as a one-off gesture. A slow trickle of departures to the UK from Hong Kong is also perhaps less likely to give rise to unrealistic hopes of resettlement among those still in Vietnam who may be thinking of leaving.

4.

week.

families.

The first group of refugees

refugees is expected to arrive here this

There will be 20 of them, in two large

already been arranged.

Accommodation has

Lo.G. Ehrman

W G Ehrman

21 November 1985

Hong Kong Department

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