TNAG-1971-FCO40-2804-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation-1989 — Page 137

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REFUGEES, ON A 1-2 YEAR TIMETABLE.

4. GIVEN THESE CONDITIONS IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO ARGUE THAT A CHANGE IN THE SCREENING DATE MADE SENSE AND WOULD REDUCE, RATHER THAN INCREASE, THE BURDEN ON HONG KONG. UNLESS THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE MET WITH TOTAL CERTAINTY I DO NOT CONSIDER THE IDEA IS WORTH PURSUING. IF THE CONDITIONS CANNOT BE MET, ANY SPECULATION THAT SUCH AN IDEA WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED WOULD ITSELF CREATE THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN

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