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YOUR TELNO 228 AND 2484 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 3583: HONG KONG PARTICIPATION AT EXCOM

1. WE ARE CONTENT WITH PROPOSALS IN THIRD TUR, BUT HONG KONG MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT DISCUSSION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN REFUGEE MATTERS (INCLUDING HONG KONG) IS LIKELY TO BE LIMITED TO AGENDA ITEM 6, WHICH WILL BE TAKEN ON 5 OR 6 OCTOBER.

2. AT MEETING LAST WEEK WHEN UNHCR BRIEFED ICG LOCAL MISSIONS ON UNHCR/HONG KONG STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING, ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS A USEFUL STEP FORWARD AND SAW NO REASON TO DWELL ON THE HONG KONG ISSUE AT EXCOM.

3. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, HONG KONG MAY WISH TO CONSIDER HOW LONG HANSON SHOULD REMAIN IN GENEVA.

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