MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1991
NOVEMBER RECORDS LOW VIETNAMESE ARRIVALS
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IN THE PAST MONTH HONG
VIETNAMESE ARRIVALS FOR
KONG RECORDED THE LOWEST FIGURE OF OVER SIX YEARS AND THE HIGHEST RATE OF
REPATRIATION EVER, REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR CLINTON LEEKS, SAID TODAY.
ARRIVED, VIETMANESE
THE HE NOTED THAT IN NOVEMBER ONLY SEVEN
1985. THIS COMPARES WITH LOWEST MONTHLY ARRIVAL FIGURE SINCE MARCH
300 IN NOVEMBER ALMOST 300 ARRIVALS IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR AND OVER 1989.
ANNOUNCEMENT
ON
VIETNAM BEEN ONLY 20
SINCE THE
OF THE AGREEMENT WITH OCTOBER 29 ON THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME, THERE HAVE ARRIVALS SO FAR.
OCTOBER AGREEMENT "THIS CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE MESSAGE IN THE
CLEAR: THERE IS NO POINT LEAVING IS NOW GETTING THROUGH LOUD AND VIETNAM TO HEAD FOR HONG KONG," HE SAID.
KONG
THE
RETURNED HOME UNDER IN THE SAME MONTH, 1,414 VIETNAMESE
RUN BY THE UNITED NATIONS OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION SCHEME
HIGH
AND
HONG THE
ORDERLY COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
GOVERNMENT'S HIGHEST NUMBER WHO HAVE EVER RETURN PROGRAMME. THIS IS BY FAR THE RETURNED TO VIETNAM IN A SINGLE MONTH.
IS
VIETNAMESE WAITING ΤΟ GO "THE UNHCR NOW HAS MORE THAN 2,600 HOME. THE NUMBER IS INCREASING STEADILY WEEK BY WEEK AND THE UNHCR
THEM HOME TO GET WORKING HARD ARRANGING VIETNAMESE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY IN EARLY FEBRUARY,
AIRCRAFT
WITH THE ORDERLY AND
RETURN VOLUNTARY MORE PEOPLE
HOME,
BEFORE MR LEEKS SAID.
THE
COMPLEMENTING CONTINUED PLAN OF TWO
SCHEMES
THE AND WITH EACH OTHER IN GETTING RESETTLEMENT OF GENUINE REFUGEES OVERSEAS, THE COMPREHENSIVE ACTION IS NOW OPERATING AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED WHEN IT WAS AGREED AND A HALF YEARS AGO, HE ADDED.
RETURNEES, THE
OF
THE STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY
ARRIVALS
THE CONTINUING RESETTLEMENT
GENUINE DROP IN NEW
AND
2,600 IN REFUGEES OVERSEAS HAVE RESULTED IN A NET REDUCTION OF ABOUT
HONG KONG OVER THE LAST TWO THE OVERALL VIETNAMESE POPULATION IN MONTHS.
LOOK
LIFE
OF A CONTINUOUS AND STEADY "WE HOPE THIS SIGNALS THE START
IN HONG KONG, AND DECREASE IN THE VIETNAMESE CAMP POPULATION FORWARD TO SEEING MORE PEOPLE RETURNING HOME TO RESUME A IN VIETNAM IN THE MONTHS AHEAD, MR LEEKS SAID.
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