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IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
MIPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
TITLE: ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CONCERNING REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE REPATRIATED TO VIETNAM FROM HONG KONG.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
OF VIETNAM:
WISHING TO FACILITATE THE REPATRIATION OF CERTAIN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG TO VIETNAM;
HAVE ENTERED INTO THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS:
THESE ARRANGEMENTS CONCERN THE FINANCING OF THE REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION INTO VIETNAM OF THOSE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, COVERED BY THE THE ARRANGEMENT AGREED BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS
ON 26 JUNE 1989.
(A) THE BRITISH AND
IN HONG KONG AND ALL
(B) THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG SIDE WILL PAY A SUM OF MONEY NOT
EXCEEDING US DOLLARS (BLANK) TO THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INVALIDS TO FACILITATE THE REINTEGRATION OF REPATRIATED BOAT PEOPLE INTO VIETNAM.
OF MONEY WILL COVER AS APPROPRIATE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
COSTS THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED AS EACH BATCH OF BOAT PEOPLE RETURNS:
HONG KONG SIDE WILL MEET ALL COSTS INCURRED
TRAVEL COSTS TO VIETNAM.
(I)
(11)
TEMPORARY FOOD AID
VIETNAMESE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
TRANSPORTATION WITHIN VIETNAM
(III)
(IV)
(V)
HOUSING AND DOMESTIC CHATTELS VOCATIONAL TRAINING
(C)
THIS SUM
THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS WILL
PRESENT DETAILED ACCOUNTS TO THE UK GOVERNMENT SHOWING HOW THE
MONEY IS SPENT UNDER THE HEADINGS IN PARA (B) ABOVE. THE AMOUNT
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