Liberalisation
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8.
Some Members have commented on the liberalisation
programme for the closed camps. I can assure Members that
this programme is being planned systematically and implemented
cautiously. The working groups have been established and are
proving useful. I think many of the fears of local residents
were based on a misunderstanding of the plans and I hope that,
through the participation of district board members, many of
these concerns can be allayed. There will, of course, be some
problems but that with patience and understanding these can be
overcome.
International Conference
The proposal that we should have a four point plan
covering an increase in resettlement quota, an expanded
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In
Orderly Departure Programme, repatriation and the resettlement
of long stayers, covers most of the main elements of the
comprehensive solution which we are seeking, and for which
international co-operation is an essential ingredient.
Hong Kong screening will remain an important basis of any
comprehensive arrangements. All these issues are now being
addressed in the multilateral discussions leading towards the
international conference. We are participating fully in these
meetings, the next of which will be in Kuala Lumpur in
December.