TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 83

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RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG

1. NZ GOVERNMENT HAVE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE AN EXTRA QUOTA OF UP TO 50 INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES TO BE SELECTED FROM CAMPS IN HONG KONG, REFUGEES WILL BE FLOWN TO NEW ZEALAND IN EARLY NOVEMBER FOR SETTLE- MENT IN ROTORUA (NORTH ISLAND) REGION.

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2. THIS IS ADDITIONAL TO 1979 QUOTA. AT THE MOMENT/HONG KONG QUOTA FOR 1980/81 REMAINS AT ABOUT 103 REFUGEES (MY TELNO 234 TO FCC). THE SELECTION OFFICER WHO WILL TRAVEL TO HONG KONG SHORTLY WILL NOT GO BEYOND NZ'S NORMAL SELECTION CRITERIA. THE DECISION TO TAKE THE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG, IN THE FACE OF EXTENSIVE LOBBYING BY OTHER AFFECTED COUNTRIES, IN PARTICULAR INDONESIA, HAS BEEN ASCRIBED BY SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL TO THE IMPACT OF THE VISIT HERE BY SIR JACK CATER AND TO THE DESIRABILITY, GIVEN THE AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WHO CAN SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, OF THOSE SELECTED HAVING SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CANTONESE.

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