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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HKGO BRUSSELS
(FOR JONES), HKGO GENEVA (FOR THE PERSONAL ATTENTION OF CARTLAND), HKGO WASHINGTON (FOR LO), FCO
FROM WOODHOUSE, SECURITY BRANCH
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
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2 4 APR 1985
AS REGARDS VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, THE REPORT
RECOMMENDS THAT:
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1. FAMILY REUNION CRITERIA SHOULD BE RELAXED IN RESPECT OF
VIETNAMESE IN CAMPS IN COUNTRIES OF TEMPORARY ASYLUM.
2. (1) CLOSED CAMPS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED AND THEIR INMATES
TRANSFERRED TO OPEN CAMPS.
(II) IF THE CLOSED CAMPS ARE NOT ABOLISHED, THE FCO SHOULD PUT
ON RECORD IMMEDIATELY THE CIRCUMSTANCES INWHICH IT WOULD WITHDRAW ITS SANCTION FROM THE CLOSED CAMPS POLICY.
3. MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO PREPARE THE INHABITANTS OF HONG KONG'S REFUGEE CAMPS FOR LIFE AFTER THEY ARE RESETTLED ESPECIALLY THROUGH TRAINING AND UPGRADING OF SKILLS.
4. A CONSIDERABLE DEGREE OF MINISTERIAL DISCRETION SHOULD BE
RETAINED IN THE GRANTING OF FAMILY REUNION APPLICATIONS.
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5. (1) BRITAINS WILLINGNESS TO RELAX ITS FAMILY REUNION CRITERIA
FOR VIETNAMESE IN CAMPS IN COUNTRIES OF TEMPORARY ASYLUM SHOULD BE USED AS A BARGAINING COUNTER TO ATTRACT OFFERS OF ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT PLACES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
(11) THE AIM OF SUCH NEGOTIATIONS SHOULD BE TO REDUCE DRASTICALLY "THE SIZE OF HONG KONG'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEE POPULATION AND TO
RESETTLE ALL THOSE WHOSE STAY IN CAMPS HAS BEEN PROLONGED.
IF NECESSARY, AND AS PART OF A BRUDEN-SHARING AGREEMENT, BRITAIN SHOULD ACCEPT A SMALL SHARE OF THOSE WHO ARE HARD TO RESETTLE AND HAVE SPENT YEARS IN CAMPS.
(IV) HONG KONG SHOULD ACCEPT FOR RESETTLEMENT A PROPORTION OF
THE ETHNIC CHINESE IN ITS OPEN CAMPS.
6. THE FCO SHOULD MAKE RESOLUTION OF HONG KONG'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEE
PROBLEM A MAJOR PRIORITY IN ITS DEALINGS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
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