TNAG-1529-FCO40-2093-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1986 — Page 42

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4.

the

Meanwhile concern in Hong Kong is

is now running very high in

the light of

arrival rate for 1986 (over 1500, double last

year's rate). There are over 8,500 refugees in Hong Kong camps (the second highest VR population in SE Asia). ExCo raised their concern with FCO Ministers this week and pressed them to consider a further

offtake for resettlement in the UK.

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