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Will the UK make a new resettlement commitment?

We remain very conscious of the plight of those refugees in Hong Kong who are awaiting resettlement. We are now actively

considering all aspects of this problem including resettlement.

In the meantime, our existing resettlement programme is

continuing. Since 1975 we have accepted some 20,000 Indo Chinese

refugees for resettlement in this country. Over 13,000 of these

have been Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong. This is the third highest number taken from Hong Kong, after the US and Canada.

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