For decision
on 19 April 1988
THE PROBLEM
CONFIDENTIAL Mr.
HKD 243/5
XCC(88)40 Copy No.
MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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THE RELAXATION OF CRITERIA FOR LOCAL SETTLEMENT FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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Since the local settlement programme for refugees started in April 1986, only 102 out of a total quota of 250 settlement places have been filled. The slow take-up rate has attracted criticism particularly from resettlement countries casting doubts on HKG's sincerity in introducing a local settlement programme. The main reason
of
is the lack sufficient refugees who satisfy the present criteria (paragraph 4(a) - (e)) for, and are willing to accept an offer of, local settlement. This paper reports progress under the local settlement programme and suggests ways to increase the take-up rate so that the quota of 250 can be filled.
RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE SOUGHT
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It is recommended
(a)
that the criteria for local expanded to include
for local settlement be
(i)
in
Hong the
long-stayers, i.e. refugees Kong for 5 or more years, in closed centres (the present criterion is open centre only); or
(ii) ethnic Vietnamese who are capable of
communicating adequately in
in Cantonese (the present criteria. is ethnic Chinese only); or
(iii) refugees who are judged by the
Director of Immigration to be capable of supporting themselves ΟΙ being fully supported by a sponsoring agency (the present criteria is that they must be financially independent); or
(iv) family reunion
cases
including spouses, parent-children, grandparent- grandchildren and siblings, if capable of supporting themselves regardless of eligibility under other criteria; and
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