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received any complaint from the host government that our enquiries into any possible persecution were regarded as an "unfriendly act". Indeed, the Vietnamese Government relies on us (and UNHCR etc.) to confirmation that a certain extent to provide independent returnees are treated in exactly the same way as other Vietnamese citizens, Being ignorant of the facts and recent developments in lawyers between our Vietnam, the analogy drawn by the Applicants'
staff interviewing home visits to Vietnamese families and BE dissidents in China is therefore inappropriate.
Nor
to seek the approval of the asylum 9.
it necessary was seekers in Hong Kong. I trust it that as the instruction was originated from AGC, there would be no legal reason relating to the Indeed, as the Judicial Review why I should not make such a visit. subsequent denials made by To Vinh Hang and Dinh Xuan Son of every thing they told me during the interview proves that
would have prejudiced their relatives prior approval credibility of the interview.
the
10. It was totally untrue that our interpreter Mr Minh paid the Mr Minh happened to family another home visit after my interviews. visit his friend living at No. 8, Nha Chung about one week after my second interview. He was recognized by "Son" on the street and was stopped just outside his shop. Son asked Minh about the position of his sister's application in Hong Kong. Minh said that he had no knowledge but asked Son not to worry too much as some Vietnamese The conversation migrants did succeed in the screening procedure.
On that occasion, lasted for about three minutes on the street.
at all. Given Mr Minh's outstanding I am Minh did not see "Hang" service to the Ambassador and the Embassy in the past years, confident his version of events is correct.
11. the
to the Another point that I would like to clarify is that when I paid
clear very I made it family, visit to Hang's
their interviewees at the outset that the purpose of my visit was to
relation to by their relatives in verify the claims application for Judicial Review in the court of Hong Kong and what they told me might help to establish these claims. I also told them that Hang's daughter and son-in-law were applying to the court for their ultimate purpose of overseas resettlement and what they told me would be material for the court to make its decision. I for the case did not at any stage suggest that I was paying the visit in order which would information to gather resettlement.
support
12. Furthermore, if the family had really misunderstood my purpose was there just to help in their of visits and thought that I
then it would only have been relatives' overseas resettlement,
4 of Hang's (para. for them to "cooperate" with natural
manner? There is affidavit) and to talk with me in an "affable no reason why "Hang" denies everything except perhaps, in order to
me
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