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NEW ZEALAND

Lady Young's meeting with Palmer: will consider

(30.9.85, folio 252)

sympathetically

Consulate

General in Hong Kong: would probably seek small quota

for Hong Kong. Needs to be followed up in Wellington (Hong Kong

telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)

Affairs:

if approved,

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Letter from Secretary of Foreign

allocation of an additional 70 places for long stayers with no

relatives in third countries may

make it possible to secure a

small, one-off allocation of places for refugees from Hong Kong

(Wellington teleletter 9.10.85 folio 286)

New Zealand Government have approved additional 70 places for

Indo-Chinese refugees in current immigration year, of which 10

are for Hong Kong refugees (Wellington telno 311, 31.10.85,

folio 360)

(Hong Kong tel of 9 December) New Zealand Commissioner

pushing for more than 10 (folio 457)

(UKMIS letter of 20 Dec) UNHCR has talked to New Zealand

Government without any result yet (folio 495)

NORWAY

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Norwegians will consider taking 100 from Hong Kong in addition

to quota this year (Oslo telno 150, 4.10.85, folio 261)

Woodhouse meeting with Norwegian representatives in Geneva: no

mention of the 100 (Woodhouse telex 15.10.85, folio 314)

Norwegian press says Norway will take further 100 from Hong

Kong only hurdle is budgetary approval (Letter Logan

17.10.85, folio 345)

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(Oslo),

Norwegian Consulate in Hong Kong: will try their best to take

as many as possible from Hong Kong (Hong Kong telno 2414,

5.11.85,

folio 368)

UNHCR resettlement meeting in Hong Kong: Norway will take extra

100.

It is hoped they will leave in next few months (Hong Kong

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