Sydney, Aug. 17, Acrangémeits made by. the Aus tralian Government for the reception of evacuees from Hongkong were mentioned by the Under-Secretary to the Department of Labour and Industry, Mr. A, Bellemore, in an interview here.
Forty per cent of the evacuees will be placed in New South Wales, 40 per cent in Victoria and remainder in other states, he said. Government officials were meeting incoming ships to give advice and assistance to the The Australian Government was being reimbursed by the Hongkong Government for any expenditure in receiving and accommodating the
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