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YOUR TELNOS 1294 AND IFT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT
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THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION IN TURS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR T
COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED REPLY. WE MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME MINOR
STYLISTIC CHANGES TO MEET WHITE PAPER REQUIREMENTS, BUT SHALL
CLEAR ANY AMENDMENTS OF SUBSTANCE WITH YOU.
2.
MEANWHILE THERE ARE SOME POINTS ARISING FROM SECOND TUR ON
WHCIH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR MORE INFORMATION. THEY ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
A) IN PARA 4 WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A SIMPLE DEFINITION OF
THE TERM 'EDUCATION ON A BISESSIONAL BASIS' FOR INCLUSION IN THE
WHITE PAPER. ALSO, WE FEEL THAT THE TERM 'NEGOTIATING' NEED
CLARIFICATION.
1 MIGHT WE SAY THAT HKG ARE CONSIDERING HOW MUCH
ADDITIONAL SPACE CAN BE REALLOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRE TO IMPROVE
ETC'?
B) FOR PARAS 5 AND 12, GRATEFUL FOR BRIEF DETAILS OF THE
CURRICULA PLANNED FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
C) FOR PARA 12, GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON THE LANGUAGES
PROVIDED FOR REFUGEES. COULD SOMETHING ALSO BE ADDED HERE ABOUT
THE LINK BETWEEN LANGUAGE TRAINING (PRESUMABLY ENGLISH) AND IMPROVING RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS? IF SO, GRATEFUL FOR SOME
DETAILS.
D) FOR PARA 13, COULD WE BALANCE THE REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM OF
APATHY WITH DETAILS ABOUT USE OF REFUGEES AS TEACHERS? IF SO,
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROVIDE.
E) MAY WE ADD TO THE END OF PARA 15 'AND THE PROCEEDS GIVEN TO
THE REFUGEES'?
F)
IN PARA 16, GRATEFUL FOR THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF THE HEI
LING CHAU TRAINING CENTRE. ALSO WHO WILL DECIDE WHICH COURSES TO
PROVIDE THERE? UNHCR OR WORLD RELIEF?
G)
WHEN BRC DELEGATION CALLED ON MR LUCE ON 26 JUNE (RECORD
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