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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988
PAYING KONG.
SALLY BLYTH (RTHK): IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT DURING YOUR MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS LAST NIGHT, YOU SAID THERE'S BEEN A MEETING BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE UNHCR IN LONDON ABOUT THE UNHCR MORE TOWARDS THE COST OF THE UPKEEP OF THE CLOSED CAMPS IN HONG
DISCUSSIONS AND CAN YOU GIVE US MORE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE
HAS THERE BEEN ANY INDICATION FROM THE UNHCR THAT THEY WILL
FACT AGREE TO
PAY MORE?
IN
LORD GLENARTHUR: YES, THERE WAS A MEETING, THE MEETING WAS A WHAT'S BEEN WORKING LEVEL MEETING IN LONDON AND I WILL BE LOOKING AT SAID IN DETAIL WHEN I GET HOME TOMORROW. THE FACT IS THAT THERE ARE
WITH ME NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS GOING ON, BOTH HERE
VISITING. POINTS BEEN HAVE BEEN PUT TO ME, POINTS HAVE
DISCUSSED IN LONDON AND IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO TRY AND PUT THE TWO TOGETHER. AS FOR WHETHER WE TAKE IT ANY FURTHER FROM THERE VERY MUCH DEPENDS ON WHAT WAS SAID. I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY DISCUSS IT FULLY WITH THE ON MY SIDE IN LONDON,
SALLY BLYTH: HAVE YOU MET ANYBODY FROM THE UNHCR HERE?
OFFICIALS
LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, I'VE MET MR KARIM YES, BECAUSE HE CAME ROUND BOTH CAMPS WITH ME.
SALLY BLYTH: AND WAS THAT SUBJECT RAISED THEN ABOUT THE UNHCR PAYING MORE?
LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, WE DISCUSSED IT IN VERY GENERAL TERMS OF COURSE, 12 WAS BY NO MEANS A DISCUSSION, IT WAS A CONVERSATION.
BUT,
SALLY BLYTH: DO YOU AGREE THE UNHCR SHOULD PAY MORE?
LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, YES I DO THINK THE UNHCR SHOULD PAY MORE TO HELP HONG KONG WITH THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, BUT THE PRECISE AMOUNT AND THE DETAILS AND THE FINE PRINT, SO TO SPEAK, WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED AND I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD TRY TO PRE-EMPT ANY OF THAT DISCUSSION.
CONTRIBUTE TO
ANTHONY FLORES (COMMERCIAL RADIO): WILL BRITAIN THE RUNNING OF THE CAMPS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SINCE IT'S OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNHCR?
LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, THE FACT IS THAT WE'VE. AS I SAID, DISCUSSED JUST NOW THE PROBLEM OF THE UNHCR AND WHOLE QUESTION OF THE COST OF RUNNING THE CAMPS BURDEN UPON HONG KONG AND IT'S EXTREMELY WELL RUN.
THEIR ELEMENTS. THE IS, I KNOW, A BIG
I THINK THAT THERE ARE ONE OR TWO THINGS TO BE TAKEN ACCOUNT ON. ONE IS THAT WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE YET, WE RAVEN'T HAD THE FULL RESULT OF THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE OF POLICY, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES. WE'VE GOT VARIOUS OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED, AS I SAID IN MY OPENING STATEMENT, WHEN WE GET BACK, SEE HOW WE CAN TAKE IT FORWARD AND ALL THESE ITEMS REALLY TOGETHER.
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/I THINK