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(D) Influx of ex-China 11llegal immigrants.

Line to Take: Pleased that influx into HK of Vietnamese resettled in China has effectively ceased. Repatriation now under way in close co-operation between HKG and Chinese provincial authorities. But influx has placed heavy burden on HK's resources. admiration for way they have coped.

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