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36. HMG HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO ALLEVIATE BURDEN ON HONG KONG
Have certainly not shirked our responsibility for Hong Kong. Helping Hong Kong to shoulder burden politically and financially.
In recent months we have pledged over £17 million (or over 200 million Hong Kong dollars) towards handling of this problem:
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£6 million towards capital costs of a new refugee centre at
Pillar Point.
- £2 million in support of UNHCR's operation in Hong Kong and
over £4 million for emergency accommodation, including tents
and huts.
Have also announced our readiness to contribute £5 million
towards costs of Regional Processing Centre to which all
refugees from Hong Kong and region could be transferred quickly
while they await resettlement.
On resettlement front, have undertaken this year to accept 2,000
more refugees from Hong Kong over next 3 years.
37. AID TO VIETNAM
No question of bilateral aid to Vietnam while her troops continue
to occupy Cambodia. We have made clear to Vietnamese that world's
willingness to help in help in Vietnamese economic recovery will
also depend on degree of resolve with which Vietnam tackles boat
people problem.
But we do not rule out reintegration assistance as part of a comprehensive repatriation programme.