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successful implementation of ORP has helped send a clear message to all those remaining in the camps in Hong Kong that all non-refugees must return to Vietnam. The momentum of the voluntary repatriation programme, organized by
by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), picked up
significantly during the year,
reaching an annual record
per month.
of
5.
or an average of
All Vietnamese who return to Vietnam, either
voluntarily or under the ORP, are given guarantees of non-persecution from the Vietnamese Government and receive reintegration assistance from the UNHCR, who closely monitors
their treatment after their return.
The reintegration
assistance programme run by the European Community in Vietnam also offers returnees job creation schemes, training courses and start-up loans for businesses and helps finance local
infrastructure and health projects.
6.
state.
Her Majesty's Government has contributed three million pounds towards this programme, in addition to its contribution to the European Community's budget as a member To complement these international efforts, the Hong Kong Government contributed HK$10 million in July 1992 to finance small-scale infrastructure projects in the poorer migrant-producing areas of Vietnam, in order to raise living standards and to help generate employment opportunities for
returnees.
7.
The existing arrival and departure trends are expected to continue and the Hong Kong Government expects to be able to return all Vietnamese non-refugees in Hong Kong to
Vietnam in about three years.
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