the

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transfer of management responsibility

will be established between the HKG and

UNHCR.

(2) San Yick

UNHCR does not consider San Yick to be

suitable for accommodating asylum seekers,

screened-out persons or refugees and urges

Hong Kong Government to transfer the

occupants to another site

another site at the earliest

opportunity. In the interim period,

period, it

requests the Hong Kong Government to take

steps to liberalise the camp by allowing

children out for education and letting

adults out for

recreation purposes.

employment,

training and

The Hong Kong Government's decision to

prepare the San Yick building for use as

emergency accommodation for refugees was

dictated by the pressure of a continuing

high rate of arrivals from Vietnam. Hong

Kong Government will continue to consider

options for replacement accommodation. In

the meantime the Hong Kong Government

intends to implement the liberalisation of

San Yick as quickly and to the maximum

extent possible taking into account the

constraints imposed by the particular

conditions of the building. UNHCR and

voluntary agencies will assist in the

provision of services as part of the

programme for the interim liberalisation

of the centre.

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