TNAG-0971-FCO40-1190-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1980 — Page 215

CONFIDENTIAL

Your blegram Nos 286 and 316.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

RESETTLEMENT IN UK

2.

WE HAVE CONSULTED THE HOME OFFICE ON THE POINTS MADE IN PARA 4 OF YOUR

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FEBRUARY.

26 AS TO (A) IT IS ACCEPTED THAT CALL-FORWARD LISTS SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR

OF IMMIGRATION BEFORE 15TH DAY OF A MOWTH FOR THOSE WHOSE ARRIVAL IS LOOKED

FOR BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. VOLUNTARY BODIES ALREADY RECOGNISE THAT

THIS IS THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR GUARANTEEING ARRIVALS WITHIN A GIVEN MONTH,

FORWARDS WHICH ARRIVE LATER THAN THE 15TH DAY ARE MADE BECAUSE THE VOLUNTARY

AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY J CRV OF VACANCIES IN RECEPTION CENTRES AS

SOON AS THEY CAN BE FORESEEN. IN THIS WAY VACANCIES ARE KEPT TO THE MINDUN.

CALL

J. AS TO (B), THE HOME OFFICE AND JCRV RECOGNISE THE PROBLEM OF THE SHORTFALL

CAUSED BY NORMAL WASTAGE BUT SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE TACKELD BY ADOPTING THE

PROCEDURE SET OUT IN MARSHALL'S TELEX OF 25 OCTOBER TO PAUL PUI. THAT TELEX

ALREADY GIVES HONG KONG IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AUTHORITY TO REPLACE DROP-OUTS

INCLUDING MEDICAL HOLDS. THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ADOPTE

[YOUR SUQUESTION, COULD RESULT IN

HITHERTO. IT SEEMS PREFERABLE TO (2) WHICH COBRIR, THE BANKER OF MORE ARRIVALS

THAN THERE IS ACCOMMODATION FOR.

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