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FM UKMIS GENEVA 251800Z JUN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 231 OF 25 JUNE 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
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INFO SAVING WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA,
BANGKOK.
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF AGREED MINUTE DRAWN UP BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR
OF HONG KONG AND UNHCR.
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PENDING A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN JULY, UNHCR WILL CONTINUE
ITS PLANS AS FOLLOWS:-
(A) TO EXPAND THE ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY OF SHAMSHUIPO, JUBILEE
AND KAI TAK EAST SITE UP TO A CAPACITY OF SOME 28,300:
(B) TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF KAI TAK NORTH SITE FROM THE
PRESENT LEVEL OF SOME 9,000 UP TO A LEVEL OF 15,000:
(C) IN EACH OF THE FOUR ABOVE CAMPS TO PROVIDE CARE AND
MAINTENANCE COSTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE WHO ARE OR WILL
BE WORKING:
(D) THE ADMINISTRATION OF SHAMSHUIPO, JUBILEE AND KAI TAK
EAST SITES WILL BE CONTINUED AS AT PRESENT. THE ADMINISTRATION
OF KAI TAK NORTH WILL BE A MATTER FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION: (E) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT UNHCR
WOULD ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF
ALL VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER INDICATED THAT
HE WOULD CONSIDER THIS FURTHER PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE
RESULTS OF THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE: