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5. IF WE ARE TO HOLD TO OUR LINE THAT WE ACCEPT UNHCR DECISIONS ON MANDATE CASES THERE IS LITTLE WE CAN DO ONCE THEY WRITE TO US FORMALLY. THEY SAY ALSO THAT UNHCR GENEVA ARE AWARE OF THEIR DECISION IN THESE TWO CASES. WE WOULD HOWEVER BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA COULD CHECK WITH UNHCR HEADQUARTERS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF UNHCR HONG KONG'S PROPOSED ACTION AND SUPPORT IT. IF THEY ARE, THEN WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY HOW BEST TO MINIMISE ANY PR DAMAGE HERE WHEN THE DECISIONS ARE RELEASED, AND AVOID REACTIVATING A DEBATE ON SCREENING THAT HAS (SINCE LAST SPRING'S JUDICIAL REVIEW) ALL BUT DIED.

WILSON

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ΜΑΙΝ

127

.VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK

LIMITED

SEAD

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

INFO D

ECD (E)

FINANCE D

FED

HKD

NAD

NEWS D

RMD

UND

EMAD/ODA

ADDITIONAL

8

VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

135

EAPD/ODA

HD/ECFAD/ODA

PS

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

PS/PUS

SIR J COLES

MR AINSCOW

MR BONE

MR MUIR

MR BURNS

MR FREEMAN

MR KERBY

MR MANNING

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