FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989
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DB'S BRIEFED ON VBP ACCOMMODATION
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THE
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OTHER EXISTING
THE GOVERNMENT IS TO DECANT SHAM SHUI PO CAMP INTO AN ADJOINING SITE AND CENTRES.
THE SHAM SHUI PO CAMP WILL THEN BE CONVERTED INTO A
TO SECURITY STRENGTHENED WITH CLOSED DETENTION CENTRE 5,000 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (VBP),
AND THE DISUSED FOUR SEASONS ESTATE IN TSUEN WAN USED AS ACCOMMODATION FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
BRANCH SECURITY
AT THE REFUGEE
COMPLETELY
HOLD ABOUT
WILL NOT BE
OFFICIALS THIS (FRIDAY) DISTRICT BOARDS MEASURES WHICH HAD OF VBP INFLUX A CONTINUING
7,615 OR MONTH THIS FAR SO
WHICH
ALREADY SINCE THE
AT MEETINGS WITH AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE SHAM SHUI PO AND TSUEN WAN
ACCOMMODATION EMERGENCY WERE INFORMED OF THESE BEEN MADE NECESSARY BY TOTALLED 3,385 ARRIVALS BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
MR MIKE
MRS
ATTENDING THE MEETINGS WERE THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR,
FOR SECURITY, SECRETARY
HANSON, AND CARRIE YAU.
THE
PRINCIPAL
ASSISTANT
MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH FUNDS HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR THE THE LO EXPANSION OF THE WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE AND CONVERSION OF
MONTHS WU CAMP INTO A TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRE, WORKS WILL TAKE A FEW TO COMPLETE.
THERE
THEREFORE IS
AN IMMEDIATE ACCOMMODATION FOR NEW VBP ARRIVALS.
PROBLEM
OF PROVIDING
ALL THE EXISTING DETENTION CENTRES ARE STRETCHED TO AND ALL THE FOUR FERRIES AVAILABLE FOR USE ARE FULL.
THE LIMIT
THE SITE ADJOINING THE SHAM SHUI PO CAMP NOW COMPRISES HUTS AND OFFICE BLOCKS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SERVICE
REFUGEE CAMP ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE THIS SITE WILL BE TURNED INTO A 2,000 OF THE 5,000 REFUGEES NOW STAYING AT THE SHAM SHUI PO CAMP.
REFUGEES
ΤΟ WILL BE TRANSFERRED THE REMAINING 3,000 REFUGEE CAMPS SUCH AS THE BOWRING REFUGEE CENTRE AND THE KAI TAK
AS SCHOOL BLOCKS HUTS IN BOWRING SUCH CENTRE. THE SERVICE WORKSHOPS WILL BE CONVERTED FOR ACCOMMODATING REFUGEES.
THESE
BY
OTHER
OPEN
AND
IN
AGENCIES VOLUNTARY SINCE ALL THE SPACE CURRENTLY USED
ACCOMMODATION PURPOSES, EXISTING REFUGEE CENTRES WILL BE USED UP FOR
ΤΟ SERVICES
ENSURE THE ΤΟ NECESSARY IT IS
LANGUAGE CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMMES FOR RESETTLEMENT, SUCH AS ENGLISH TRAINING CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
REPROVISION
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