HITAEZ
OXFAM REPORTS
1. First Report dated April 1986
Main Recommendations
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D) annex
1.1
1.2
1.3
Oxfam to ask UK to maintain
its offtake of 40 refugees
per month beyond the first 500 family reunion cases.
HUD 243/4!
MAR 1988
The Correctional Services
Department should relinquish their management to the
Social Welfare Department
which should ask the
voluntary agencies to manage
the closed centres in
conjunction with the
refugees.
Closed centre refugees should
be released after 5 years
(time system) or when they show progress in language or vocational training (merit
system).
Comments/Follow-up Action
Oxfam has taken up issue with
the British Government and
various social welfare groups.
On 8 May 1987 Her Majesty's
Government announced their
decision to accept a further
468 named individuals for
settlement in the UK who
satisfy the family reunion
criteria, at a rate of about 20
a month spread over 2 years.
The Correctional Services
Department is the only
Hong Kong Government department
with the expertise to manage a large number of people in a
confined environment.
This proposal is not acceptable to the Hong Kong Government who consider that as it would
undermine the closed centre
policy, which serves as a
deterrent to potential arrivals.
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