TNAG-1273-FCO40-1623-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 5

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SUBJECT: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT QUESTION NO. 0-22'83 31 KRS.

PRUVOT ON CONDITIONS OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT

PEOPLE IN HONG KONG''

THE FOLLOWING ORAL QUESTION WITHOUT DEBATE HAS BEEN

PUT FOR ANSWER IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:

1. IS THE COUNCIL AWARE OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE

Mass Walker Pl.dows nt SEAD. I would here thought the

repy shed slow pil

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the "imprsoumet." pool.

We appear to have time to wash this.

If possible.

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, A TERRITORY FOR WHICH A НКК 248/1

MEMBER STATE HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY.

2. WHAT EFFECTIVE ACTION DOES THE COUNCIL CONSIDER

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 3 JUN 1983

POSSIBLE AT EUROPEAN LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT THESE BUAT PEOPERSK OFFICER

WHO HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED GREATLY, FIND A PERMANENT PLACNOex

RESIDENCE''/ B.

THE PRESIDENCY PROPOSES TO BASE ITS ANSWER ON THE

FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:

ISSUE.

TEN CONSIDER REFUGEE PROBLEM A BASIC HUMANITARIAN

REGISTRY

Action Taken

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TEN ARE HELPING TO EASE THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, 21

TAKING IN REFUGEES FROM SOUTH-EAST ASIAN CAMPS ACCORDING

TO THEIR NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT GUIDELINES AND BY CONTRIBU-

TING TO THE EFFORTS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

(i) NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT GUNDE

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INCREASING NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES THREATEN

TO OVERBURDEN NOT ONLY HONGKONG BUT ALSO OTHER STATES IN THE REGION.

- THEREFORE THE TEN WILL GIVE INCREASING ATTENTION TO

(iv) THIS PROBLEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS A SOLUTION

(v)

(vi)

OF THIS PROBLEM.

THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS WITH UNDIMINISHED INTENSITY IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO DISSOLVE THE EKSISTING REFUGEE CAMPS.

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- TEN HOPE THAT LEGAL DEPARTURE OUT OF VIETNAM WILL BECOME MORE LIBERALIZED, THUS DIMINISHING THE ILLEGAL EKKSODUS OF REFUGEES.

3 COMMENTS TO THIS REPLY SCHEME MAY BE SUBMITTED

UNTIL 2 JUNE 1983.

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