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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: OMELCO LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
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1 WE REPORTED IN TELNO 4197 THAT NINE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAD COMMENTED ON THE UK'S RESETTLEMENT QUOTA FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES DURING THE ANNUAL POLICY DEBATE ON 9 AND 10 NOVEMBER. A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC PROPOSALS WERE MADE ALL WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING THE UK QUOTA.
2. FOLLOWING THE DEBATE MS LYDIA DUNN, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SUMMARISED THE VIEWS OF MEMBERS IN A LETTER WHICH CALLS FOR AN INCREASE IN THE UK OFFTAKE OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. THE LETTER WAS ISSUED ON 17 NOVEMBER AND ADDRESSED TO ALL MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER WAS PUBLICISED IN AN OMELCO PRESS RELEASE.
3. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS BY FAX.
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