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MDHIAN 2901
QUOTE
UNHCR DOES NOT CONSIDER SAN YICK TO BE SUITABLE FOR ACCOMMODATION.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL COMMENCE A PROGRESSIVE RELOCATION OF
RESIDENTS FROM SAN YICK AS A MATTER OF URGENCY. IT IS ENVISAGED
THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, RESIDENTS OF SAN YICK CAN BE REHOUSED BY THE END OF 1988. IN THE MEANTIME, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL IMPLEMENT THE OPENING OF SAN YICK AS QUICKLY AND TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT POSSIBLE.
PARA 4D (4)
THE OPENING OF THE THIRD SENTENCE NOW READS
QOUTE
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UNHCR CONFIRMS ITS COMMITTMENT
UNQUOTE
THE COMPLETE TEXT HAS NOT BEEN AGREED ON AN AD-REFERENDUM BASIS AND
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER WILL CONSIDER IT NEXT WEEK. STAINSBY WILL
RETURN TO GENEVA BY 13 SEPTEMBER AND WILL THEREFORE BE AVAILABLE
TO EXPLAIN ANY POINTS OF DIFFICULTY. WE WILL PUT THE TEXT BEFORE EXCO ON 13 SEPTEMBER WHEN WE MAKE OUR PROPOSALS FOR THE SCREENING
AND APPEALS PROCEDURES.
WE THINK THE UNDERSTANDING MEETS ALL OF OUR OBJECTIVES WITHOUT
GIVING ANY UNDERTAKINGS TO THE UNHCR WHIC WE ARE UNHAPPY OR UNABLE
TO MEET. WE AND THE UNHCR ENVISAGE A LOCAL SIGNING OF THE
UNDERSTANDING.
WILSON
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