TNAG-1527-FCO40-2091-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1986 — Page 84

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countries under the "flag state" principle or the RASRO or DISERO Schemes. Presumably UNHCR and the main resettlement countries should be concerned about this abuse of their refugee resettlement procedures (although we have seen evidence of such concern so far).

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By all means do please keep us posted on developments (from your penultimate paragraph we assume that this will depend on the "flow" of departures from Hong Kong this year, which seems thus far to be somewhat down on last year's figure?). Meanwhile we would also be interested to know if this subject arose in discussion with Government representatives during your recent visit to the Philippines and other ASEAN neighbours?

Yours fuer

Chitu

CE Leeks

Hong Kong Department

сс N A Thorne Esq, British Embassy,

Manila

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