TNAG-0974-FCO40-1193-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-other--1980 — Page 120

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BELGIUM Report by Dorothy Lee and K.L. Stumpf

Date: 2nd 3rd June, 1980

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SHEET NO.....

Brussels, 2nd June:

Meeting with the Belgium Committee of Aid to

Present:

Refugees, UNHCR and ICEM.

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UNHCR Mrs. F. Claeys-Bouyaert

ICEM

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Mr. G. Tortora

Solidarité Socialiste Mr. D. Szafarz

Caritas

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Mr. J. Cleemput

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Centre Social Protestant Mr. L. Biacsko & Mr. Dandoy

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Comité Belge d'Aide aux Réfugiés

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Mr. H. Le febre

Solidarté Libérale Internationale Mr. U. De Ryk

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Since July 1979 the Belgian government has changed its quota for

Vietnamese refugees from 150 to 300, then 600 and finally 2,000.

This programme was financed by the Belgian government. These 2,000

refugees were looked after by 6 NGOs as follows:

Caritas

650

Ecumenical Service

470

Red Cross

500

Solidarité Libérale

110

Solidarité Socialiste

95

Aide aux Personnes

Déplacés

175

2,000

These agencies cooperate closely with UNHCR, ICEM and government.

government has established a quota, the agencies receive and process

names of refugees received from countries of first asylum which are

then visaed by government.

Once

The number resettled from Hong Kong was so far small, 160 in total. Belgium is now becoming aware of the problem of family reunion.

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