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increased (£

m and £

m) between 1979

and 1986;

(d) international condemnation of Vietnam's illegal

occupation of Cambodia grows, viz 1985 United

Nations General Assembly Resolution of 1985

condemning Vietnam passed by a record 114 in

favour 21 against - 16 abstentions.

ves

Against Intermediate Objections (1)

11.

(a) UK contribution to international effort to

resettle and relieve refugees amounts to

of the total;

8

HK- in also thin

(b) the UK, in accepting 20,000 refugees and (14,500

ve

in Hong Kong, has taken

resettled.

% of those

(c) these proportions are broadly commensurate with

UK interests in SE Asia (

% of market share,

% of foreign investment) and with our

assessed regular contribution to the United

Nation's budget (

%).

Efficiency Indicators

12.

(a) the cost per head of settling 20,000 refugees in

the UK is of the order of £

accomodatiy of als

absorbing

Hong Kong is of the order of £

と

(b) the cost per head of settling 14,500 réfugees in

of $102m

(c) the cost per head to the UK of relief to

/refugees

1?