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FCO TELNO 280 TO HONG KONG AND TELNO 490 TO FCO:
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. THE NZMFA, AT OUR REQUEST, HAVE CHECKED WITH THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND TELL US THAT THE 10 REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG ARE NOW BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE COMING INTO NEW ZEALAND AS PART OF THE MAY 1986 INTAKE. THIS MEANS THAT THEIR ACTUAL MOVE TO NEW ZEALAND WILL TAKE PLACE IN MAY.
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2. WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THEY HAVE REACHED NEW ZEALAND BEFORE MAKING A FURTHER APPROACH
TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT. THE NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION
YEAR ENDS ON 30 JUNE. AN APPROACH IN JUNE 1986 FOR THE IMMIGRATION YEAR 1986/87 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
3. AS REGARDS PARA 3 OF THE HONG KONG TUR, PART OF THE ANSWER LIES IN PARA 6 OF HONG KONG TELNO 2080 TO FCO OF
5 OCTOBER 1985-THAT AS THE NEW ZEALAND QUOTA RELATES MAINLY TO FAMILY REUNION AND AS NEW ZEALAND HAS ALREADY TAKEN A LARGE NUMBER OF REFUGEES FROM THAILAND, MANY OF THE FAMILY REUNION CASES ALSO COME FROM THAILAND (AND THE PEOPLE CONCERNED ARE THUS CAMBODIANS, NOT VIETNANESE).WE HAVE ASKED THE NZMFA WHY NEW ZEALAND TOOK SO MANY REFUGEES FROM THAILAND IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER EXCLAMATION.
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4. PARA 2 OF HONGKONG TUR: YES, THE INDOCHINESE REFUGEES ARE SETTLING IN WELL IN NEW ZEALAND, ARE ADAPTING WELL AND ARE WELL THOUGHT OF HERE. THE CHURCHES, ARE ASSISTING IN THE RESETTLEMENT PROCESS.
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