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been made by the Hong Kong Government."

Moments later, however,

en asked by the Hon. Mr. Stephen Cheong if this meant that the

Hong Kong Government could decide on policy for itself, the

secramary replied, "No, I do not coink i sale that the mong kong

Government makes policy on vietnamese boat people." Maybe the

Honourable Secretary could have a third chance today to make up

his mind.

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During that same question period three weeks ago, the

Secretary for Security also strongly defended the record of the

British Government on this issue, saying, "I believe that the

unitea Kangaom Government nas Cone all it can to seek a

resolution of this problem. Is the Honourable Secretary truly

satisfied with the pittance that the

the U.K. Government has

contributed towards the resolution of this problem? In the last

fiscal year, the U.K. Government contributed only $131 million,

which was less than one-seventh of the money paid by Hong Kong!

This $131 million with which the Hong Kong Government is so

satisfied compares very unfavourably with the $230 million that

this council in February voted to give the British Government for

short-term errores in the

efforts in the Gulzar.

Indeed this one-time

grant of $230 million given by Hong Kong represents a full two-

thirds of the total sum given to Hong Kong by Great Britain in

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all twelve years of the refugee crisis!

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Yet, perhaps even more

unfortunate

than Britain's

selfishness is the degree to which some Members of this Council

have allowed themselves to be taken in by the strategy of the

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