part, and why is Britain, which committed Hong Kong to these obligations, not taking the lead?
Мос
The Ad Hoc Group has requested the Secretary for Security to pursue vigorously through the British Government the possibility of repatriation over the coming few months and, by April next year, to arrive at some assessment of how long it
would take the Vietnamese Government to accept the proposal and
to act upon it. We have also requested the Secretary at the same time to examine the existing policy on granting first asylum to all boat people from Vietnam, should it become clear by April that little, progress can be made with the repatriation
progre proposal. The Ad Hoc Group's exasperation with the policy of first asylum springs, Sir, from the failure of resettlement
linited Kingdom, countries, and particularly the to fulfill their role in the arrangements drawn up at the Geneva Conference: like the closed camp policy, and like Section 18 (3) of the Immigration Ordinance itself, it would not have arisen had Hong Kong been
assured of the speedy resettlement overseas of all Vietnamese
boat people who enter her waters.
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Siv, I support the motion, although, for the reasons given
above, I regret its necessity.
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