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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988

HE

SUMMER

THEN OUTLINED THE WHICH THE GOVERNMENT

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SIGNIFICANT

HOPED

WOULD

DURING THE DEVELOPMENTS

IMPROVE PROSPECTS FOR

PROPLE ΤΟ HONG KONG

OF

FURTHER RESETTLEMENT. THESE WERE:

* FIRST, THE OUTFLOW OF VIETNAMESE BOAT

HAD BEEN REDUCED FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE POLICY SCREENING AND REPATRIATION ON JUNE 16;

* SECOND, THE NEED

FOR COMPREHENSIVE

FOR ARRANGEMENTS

BOAT NOT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG AFTER JUNE 15 AND WHO DID

ACCEPTED BY QUALIFY FOR RESETTLEMENT IN OTHER COUNTRIES WAS VIETNAMESE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS IN LONDON LAST WEEK;

HELD

THIRD,

AGREEMENT

HAD

BEEN

REACHED

WITH

THE

VIETNAMESE ON THE REPATRIATION

GOVERNMENT TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE START TO VIETNAM OF THOSE WHO HAD ASKED TO BE RETURNED.

THESE

DEVELOPMENTS

HAVE

TO REDUCED

MORE

THE

REASON FOR NOT

TERRITORY, BEEN GIVEN RESETTLING

"WE BELIEVE THAT FINITE PROPORTIONS THE REFUGEE POPULATION STRANDED IN AND WILL ASSIST IN COUNTERING THE 'PULL FACTOR' WHICH HAS BY AT LEAST ONE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRY AS A MORE," MR BARNES SAID.

DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT ANOTHER

SUMMER THIS

HAD BEEN THE IN WHICH THE UNHCR CONCLUSION OF A

OF UNDERSTANDING STATEMENT

SECURE SPEEDY RESETTLEMENT REAFFIRMED ITS INTENTION TO ENDEAVOUR TO

HONG KONG, HE OR OTHER DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN ADDED.

PROVISION MADE TO COPE WITH KAI TAK WORKLOAD

DEPARTMENTS OPERATIONAL

HAVE

FINANCIAL PROVISION AND MANPOWER

ADDITIONAL

FROM THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AT THE AIRPORT.

ARISING WORKLOAD

STAGE

BEEN GIVEN

ΤΟ RESOURCES

5

THE COPE EXTENSION

NECESSARY

WITH THE

OF THE

FROM

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION THE HON MARTIN BARROW,

/MR JACOBS