INDO CHINESE REFUGEES
POINTS TO MAKE
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1.
What is UNHCR assessment of Vietnamese intentions? Hong Kong debriefings suggest that registration by Vietnamese officials for boat departures is under way again.
2. How does 7-point-programme stand? We understand UNHCR's Ho Chi
Minh City office is not yet operational.
Pleased that Clarence has been accepted as UNHCR representative
in Hanoi.
3.
Increased total UNHCR offtake (1,000 a day) is good, but yet to
make impact on Hong Kong.
4.
OVERLAND REFUGEES
5. Welcome Kriangasak's statement of 19 October that no more Cambodians will be forced back. What implications does this have for UNHCR progress?
CAMBODIA: FAMINE RELIEF
6.
UK supports ICRC/UNICEF as major operator. But doubtful if present programme can prevent major influx into Thailand late this
year.
ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRES
7.
Welcome de Haan's assurance at 15 October meeting that Centres
will be open to refugees now in Hong Kong as well as from ASEAN
countries. When will they be fully operational?
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