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6.

Contacts with other Governments

REPRESENTATIONS ON RESETTLEMENT

Made representations to 21 resettlement countries, urging them to increase their offtake of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong. addition to our new undertaking to resettle 1,000 Vietnamese refugees in Britain over the next two to three years, other resettlement countries have indicated that they will provide about 4,200 resettlement places in 1989 compared to about 2,500 in 1988

and 2,200 in 1987.

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Canada has decided to resettle 1500-1800 Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong in 1989, compared to 1009 in 1988. The United States

The Australians will take will take about 1000 compared with 687. about 700 compared with 364.

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Will continue to urge the resettlement countries to take more Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong.

REPRESENTATIONS ON SCREENING

These

Have explained screening policy to 29 Governments. include the 21 resettlement countries, China, ASEAN countries and

Vietnam.

Have stressed seriousness of problem facing Hong Kong and the need for concerted international action to resolve it.

Will continue to take lead in pressing international community to tackle this problem. Believe screening policy in Hong Kong provides good basis for new regional intiati

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