RESTRICTED
4.
After lengthy discussion, the meeting agreed that the present system continue. I pointed out that it was important that the monthly arrival rate of 40 be reached and maintained from January SO that we retained the leverage needed to continue the diplomatic
the diplomatic campaign and emphasised that UK is being monitored by other resettlement countries and that failure to maintain the monthly rate could easily have a multiplier effect. The agencies agreed to submit a total of up to 60 names a month so that, even with drop outs, 40 could be resettled.
Also
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)
discussed:
Mr Tang said that the agencies should not forget open camps where the longest stayers are (this was after Refugee Action confirmed that they give
give priority closed camp cases).
to
%
Home Office promised to inform agencies of names in the list that they or HKG vetoed, with reasons. This followed discussion of how to treat nominees who were in prison when called forward.
I t was agreed existing practice
consider upon release continued. HO said informally that conviction theft (the most common offence, according to Tang) should not impede its approval.
-
that
be
for
to
Mr Tang said that slavish adoption of the agencies'
lists could lead to complications in Hong Kong i f
queue jumping" ог worse "LIFO" became apparent those left behind (the HKG lists (which Mr
v on Arnim agreed are almost identical to UNHCR's) indicate their priorities.
as
to ensure
the agencies like a minimum of 10 days, and ideally 14
21 days, warning of arrivals SO availability of accommodation.
FR CASES ELSEWHERE IN S E ASIA
sponsors
showed
that
a check of its
it
about had
data with 120 cases
6. Refugee Action indicated that prospective elsewhere in the region and that it had told Mr Waddington this when he visited one of their centres. Ockenden Venture said that it had about 100, although the number had not been checked recently. HO, who had assumed (vide para 8 of the Government's reply to SCORRI) that about 60 people in category would be eligible, were taken aback. It is possible that HO might seek to limit to 60 the number of cases
they approved; size of the problem.
were
certainly
Ho's fault for relying
aghast
on out
out of ha
at
the change
in
late NRC records.
this
the