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SAME PERIOD 1985). OF HONG KONG'S PRESENT CAMP POPULATION OF 8582 (1 AUGUST), 64 PERCENT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 3 YEARS.
PROBLEM NOT ONE AFFECTING HONG KONG ONLY: HMG ARI ALSO CONCERNED AT ACCELERATING QUOTE COMPASSION FATIGUE UNQUOTE AND GENERAL DESTABILISING EFFECT OF UNRESP "- INDOCHINESE IN "AMPS IN PLACES OF FIRST ASYLUM THR JUSEO}
SOUTHEAST ASIA.
FURTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND SOME RESETTI MI. S COUNTRIES NOW R FUSE TO REGARD MANY OF THOSE IN HCG RONG AS QUOTE TRUE A FUGEES UNQUOTE, AND THUS WILL NOT NCLUDE THEM IN THEIR R SETTLEMENT PROGRAMMES. THIS CREAT: S SEVERE DIFFICUL CES FOR HONG KONG, WHICH IS FACED
PROSPECT OF A !
GE (AND POSSIBLY INCREASING) GROP 0.
UNRESETTLABLE H. FUGEES IN ITS CAMPS.
(i)
(E)
AGAINST THIS BA (GROUND WE WOULD WELCOME OPPORTUNJ CONSIDER JOINTI AND INFORMALLY WITH MAIN RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AND UNHCR WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO RESOLVE PRESENT PROBLEM OF CONTINUING OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM, IN ORDER TO
RELIEVE PRESSURI ON HONG KONG.
UNDERSTAND INFO MAL DISCUSSIONS ALREADY TAKING PLACE PERIODICALLY IN GENEVA BETWEEN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF US, AUSTRALIA, ANADA, JAPAN AND UNHCR WHICH ADDRESS SAME SORTS OF CONCERS AS WE HAVE. IF YOU AGREE WE FEEL IT WOULD BE HELPFU IF WE COULD BE INCLUDED EARLY IN THE E DISCUSSIONS. WE ARE MAKING SAME POINTS TO UNHCR AND MISSIONS IN GENEVA AND IN OTHER CAPTALS CONCERNED.
SUGGESTED DEFENSIVE POINTS AS FOLLOWS:
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(WHAT SOLUTION DO AMG HAVE IN MIND?) NO PRECONCEI
(B)
IDEAS, PLAINLY NECESSARY TO ADDRESS PROBLEM POSEI
CONTINUING FLOW FROM VIETNAM OF PEOPLE MOTIVATED IN SOME CASES MORE BY ECONOMIC REASONS THAN BY POLITICAL
PERSECUTION.
(WOULD HMG VIEW INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM A. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION?) VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION IS ALWA S PREFERRED SOLUTION. CLEARLY INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
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