TNAG-0971-FCO40-1190-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1980 — Page 242

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FM HONG KONG 210950Z JANUARY 80

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 70 OF 21 JANUARY

INF ROUTINE FCO

FOR BRAY FROM DAVIES

DAYES

NKK 243/2

RECEIVED IN RES SPLY 0. $1 23 JAN 1980

DESK OFFLIN

YOUR TELNO: HK67: RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES-

TUITION

STHY

P.A.

Take ENGLISH

Aw 24/1

1. LANGUAGE CLASSES ARE ALREADY BEING CONDUCTED IN REFUGEE CAMPS AND OUTSIDE BY VAIROUS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, INCLUDING ISS. THERE IS NO LACK OF ENTHUSIASM FROM REFUGEES: INDEED, DEMAND FOR LANGUAGE CLASSES OUTSTRIPS AVAILABLE SUPPLY. IF FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE COULD BE OBTAINED FROM CHRISTIAAN AID'', IT WOULD BE WELCOME AND WE CAN CHANNEL IT TO THE OPERATING AGENCIES TO

RUN MORE CLASSES.

2. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE HEARD NO FURTHER (SINCE FCO TELNO 1044 OF

14TH DECEMBER, TO WHICH WE REPLIED IN OUR TELNO 1755 OF 19TH DECEMBER REPEATED TO YOU) ON FUNDING OF PROPOSED BRITISH COUNCIL

PROGRAMME FOR TEACHING ENGLISH TO UK-BOUND REFUGEES HERE, WHICH WE THINK WOULD BE OF REAL ASSISTANCE IN SPEEDING UP RESETTLEMENT. I AM RAISING THIS AGAIN WITH THE HOME OFFICE. IT IF IS STILL UNWILLING TO FUND THE WHOLE PROGRAMME, AND IS SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ELSEWHERE, WOULD CHRISTIAN AID'' BE READY TO ASSIST IN WHAT IS AFTER ALL A UK SCHEME TO ACCELERATE ASSIMILATION AND REDUCE EXPENDITURE IN UK IN UNDULY PROTRACTED RESIDENCE IN RECEPTION CAMPS DUE TO LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES ?.

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