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as if the 100 will be split 80/20 in Hong Kong's favour. The

Finnish mission will come to Hong Kong in the spring of 1986

and will take young families or disabled refugees.

Comment..

the Fians have taken more than they said in the past and will.

be provided with a list of those most likely to meet their

criteria.

8. Japan Rather disappointingly, the Japanese representatives

in Geneva claimed to be surprised at the seriousness of Hong Kong's

refugee problem. However, it is more than likely that they are

being disingenuous, The Japanese explained that they were

conducting a review of the refugee problem in the region.

They

gave top priority to refugees from Thailand and second priority

to liong Kong. They thought that this would be unlikely to change,

but promised to continue to help Hong Kong. Comment the additional

5000 resettlement places which Japan announced for mid-1985 must be

taken seriously. Japan has taken 211 refugees and a mission visited

Hong Kong in December 1985.

9. France - The French representative in Paris made it clear that

France had other commitments in this region and Hong Kong should

not (not) expect a quota. llowever, he agreed to consider family

reunion cases and this has been followed up by a request from the

Consul General here. A list of 56 refugees with close relatives

in France has been handed over.

these cases favourably.

Comment - we rely on Paris reviewing

10. Germany

Bonn firmly refused to respond to HMG's initiative.

However, when pressed, the German representative in Geneva said

that Family reunion cases might be considered.

Comment this

is the best that can be expected at this stage. A list of refugees

with close relatives living in Germany is being prepared.

11. Belgium The representatives of the Belgian Ministry of

Foreign Affairs in Brussels were quite clear that a quota for

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