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absorb Vietnamese refugees from Hong limited by its other commitments, principally to refugees Eastern Europe. Austria has accepted 425 Vietnamese Hong Kong since 1975 and, in response to our request, considering the resettlement of 27

of 27 refugees in Hong Kong with close relatives in Austria.

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