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CALL ON MR O'NEILL
BY MR VOLFING, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION, UNHCR: 24 JUNE
POINTS TO MAKE
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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
MKK 243/5
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 JUN 1985
HONG KONG
1. Most grateful for UNHCR's work in Hong Kong.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2.
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Hong
Kong
Much appreciate UNHCR efforts in this respect. Government are looking into ways of making further improvements: but finance will be a problem. Hope UNHCR will be willing to assist.
DEFENSIVE POINTS FOR USE IF RAISED:
SCORRI (GENERAL)
3. We are looking at
recommendtions
very carefully and will reply
to Parliament as soon as possible, through publication of Government White Paper. No date set yet, but we are aiming for July.
RESETTLEMENT IN UK
4. Although UK's record good, recognise that record in recent years Resettlement here a matter for the Home Office: We are
less so.
discussing urgently with them SCORRI's recommendations.
POSSIBILITY OF UNHCR ASSISTING IN PERSUADING OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW A UK LEAD
5. Gratefully accept any assistance UNHCR can give: we shall be in a better position to discuss this once we know how many (if any) refugees we shall be accepting.
CLOSED CAMPS
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SCORRI RECOMMENDATION
6. We are considering this recommendation very carefully. regard closed camps as satisfactory or desirable.
out
Do not
But must point
that Hong Kong arrivals have decreased considerably more sharply than those for the South East Asian region since policy was introduced, and we have no doubt it has been effective. support for policy in Hong Kong: comparison with
immigrants who are
Wide
repatriated despite close ties
Chinese illegal
with territory.