TNAG-1754-FCO40-2474-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-debates-1988 — Page 229

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ANN QUON (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST): YOU RAISING THE QUOTA ON REFUGEES WAS ONE OF THE OPTIONS CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT PROGRESS YOU WAVE DIRECTION. ARE YOU LOOKING AT A SPECIFIC FIGURE. ARE CONFINE IT TO FAMILY REUNION CASES OR

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MADE IN THAT YOU GOING TO WHAT ARE THE

LORD GLENARTHUR: I REALLY CAN'T GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON IT, 1 AN AFRAID, AND I AM SURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY, [ HAVE JUST EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM WHICH HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED. ONE OF THEN, AS I HAVE SAID, WILL HE THE QUESTION OF RESETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE DETAILS ON IT. THERE IS A LOT OF CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN TO WHAT HAVE SEEN IN HONG KONG,

ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF COMING HERE WAS TO ACTUALLY SEE THE CONDITIONS, SEE THE CAMPS, SEE THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE FACED BY EVERYONE IN HONG KONG, BY THE REFUGEES THEMSELVES, AND TO TAKE WITH ME A NUMBER OF IMPRESSIONS SO THAT I CAN DISCUSS THEM IN LONDON. I NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT NUMBERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

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QUOTA?

ANN QUON: WHAT WILL BRITAIN BE DOING IN TRYING TO INCREASE THE

LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, AS I HAVE SAID, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF INFORMATION WHILE I HAVE BEEN HERE. I SHALL GO BACK AND ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS IN THAT PACKAGE WILL BE THE QUESTION OF THE RESETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO LONDON WITH ALL THE OTHER ITEMS.

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