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TO MR ALAN FUNG, SECURITY BRANCH, REFUGEE DIVISION

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

I AM CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO VARIOUS SUBJECTS IN

PREPARATION FOR THE FORTHCOMING ENQUIRY BY THE FAC. ONE OF THESE

SUBJECTS IS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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I AM COMPILING CHARTS OF STATISTICS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG WHO HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE

UK SINCE 1975. WE ALREADY HAVE AVAILABLE STATISTICS FROM 1979. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND ME THE RELEVANT YEARLY STATISTICS CONCERNING THE PERIOD 1975-8 INCLUSIVE, IF POSSIBLE BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY.

SIGNED: C ELLIOT

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