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G) ON THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME, WE NOTE THAT IT HAS NOT YET
ED POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH THE ACCELERATED
PROVED
RATE OF DEPARTURES FORESEEN AT THE TIME OF THE 30 MAY UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNHCR AND THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. AS LORD CARRINGTON MADE CLEAR, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL NEED TO STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAMME WITH GREAT ATTENTION. BUT IF IT IS TO WORK IT MUST HAVE THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE PARTIES, AND IT CLEARLY
NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE PLACING OF ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF PERSONNEL IN VIETNAM. WE HOPE THAT THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH HAVE FACED ITS IMPLEMENTATION WILL SOON BE OVERCOME.
H) THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOTES WITH SATISFACTION THAT THE SECRETARY GENERAL EXPECTS THE REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRES TO BEGIN TO RECEIVE REFUGEES BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR. THESE CENTRES HAVE A MAJOR ROLE TO PLAY IN RELIEVING THE PRESSURE ON PLACES OF FIRST ASYLUM: HONG
KONG IS ONE OF THESE PLACES AND IT IS RIGHT THAT REFUGEES
FROM HONG KONG SHOULD IN ALL CASES BE ACCEPTED THERE.
WE HOPE ALSO THAT THE UNHCR WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CENTRES EARLY FUNCTIONING A LEADING PRIORITY.
1) IN THIS INTERVENTION I HAVE CONCENTRATED ON THE QUESTION OF BOAT REFUGEES. THAT REFLECTS THE PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY OF GREAT BRITAIN FOR HONG KONG, TO WHICH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED ALL THE PLACES IN ITS QUOTA OF 10,000 ADDITIONAL REFUGEES WHICH WE ANNOUNCED AT GENEVA. IT DOES NOT AFFECT OUR CONCERN OVER THE NEW FLOWS OF REFUGEES FROM KAMPUCHEA, TO WHICH THE FINAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT DRAW OUR ATTENTION. THE 5 NOVEMBER PLEDGING CONFERENCE WAS A CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS AND HAS FULLY JUSTIFIED THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S JUDGMENT AND INITIATIVE IN CALLING IT. HERE, AS IN THE CASE OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE GENEVA MEETING, WHAT IS NEEDED IS THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF ALL THE PARTIES CONCERNED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMMES, BOTH WITHIN KAMPUCHEA AND FOR THE NEW REFUGEES IN THAILAND, TO WHICH GOVERNMENTS PLEDGED THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS LAST WEEK, THE BURDEN ON THAILAND IS VERY HEAVY: THE THAI GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE DESERVE ALL OUR SUUPORT.
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