visit
as United
Nations
High
My first Commissioner for Refugees to Hong Kong and three
other countries in the region gave me
opportunity
not
only
an
to
first gain a
hand
refugee situation in
knowledge of the current
common
concern for us all. I
these countries, but also to assess the long-term implication and prospects for resolving the problem which is a especially appreciated the opportunity Ι had during our meeting to benefit from your views on
I also had an Hong Kong's refugee situation.
different
open
and exhaustive discussion on
Security,
aspects of the Hong Kong refugee problem with Mr. Gordon Mortimer, Acting Secretary for and his colleague, Mr. Ken Woodhouse.
My visit to the four countries convinced me that
our
search for a solution to
must be in
the Indochinese
the wider regional
refugee problem perspective. I hope that in the coming months all the concerned governments and UNHCR will have the chance to consider new approaches for
to
the refugee problem that the South-East Asia region has been facing since the
mid-1970's.
responding
While this search continues, the
especially
current
be
must resettlement, policies, maintained. As regards Hong Kong. a favourable decision by the Government of the United Kingdom to continue the resettlement of Vietnamese