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7. THERE WAS ALSO SOME DISCUSSION OF RASRO/DISERO WITH UNHCR ADVOCATING THAT RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES PUT PRESSURE

ON SINGAPORE TO ADHERE TO THE CPA.

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THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE US ENVISAGED RESETTLING SOME 8,000 EACH FROM THAILAND AND MALAYSIA, AND BETWEEN 1,000 AND 3,000 FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM. HE EMPHASIZED, HOWEVER, THESE WERE ONLY ROUGH ESTIMATES (FOLLOWING UNHCR'S HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE POINTING OUT THAT SOME 3,500 IN HONG KONG HAD LINKS TO THE US.).

FULL RECORD OF MEETING TO BE CIRCULATED BY UNHCR LATER,

IN TIME FOR SC2.

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COMMENT

10. ESSENTIALLY ALL OUR OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY OVER OUR INTENTIONS TO FOCUS ON HONG :9,& (ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE ANY QUOTE LINKED UNQUOTE CASES FROM THE REGION). IT IS NOW UP TO UNHCR TO MOVE FORWARD ON IMPLEMENTING RESETTLEMENT AND WE SHOULD KNOW BY THE TIME THE NEXT RESETTLEMENT MEETING IS HELD (SOMETIME BEFORE OCTOBER) WHAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

11. UNHCR WILL BE SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON UK CRITERIA, NOTABLY THOSE QUOTE LIKELY TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT IN THE

UK MORE QUICKLY UNQUOTE.

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COPIES OF RELEVANT UNHCR STATISTICAL DATA FOLLOW BY

HONKIN

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

108

DISTRIBUTION

114

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

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