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MINUTES OF THE UNHCR RESETTLEMENT MEETING

HELD ON 9 NOVEMBER 1983 AT 10.00 A.M.

IN THE UNHCR CONFERENCE ROOM

Present:

Hong Kong Government

Security Branch

Recreation & Culture Department

Hong Kong Immigration

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

Mr. C. Leeks

Principal Assistant Secretary

Mr. P. Williamson (former Deputy Secretary for Security)

Mr. P. Lok

Mr. D. Wheen

Mr. B. Richardson

Mr. J. Devos

Mr. D. Crepault

Mr. J. Marcussen

Mr. K. H. Grønbaek

Federal Republic of Germany

Japan

Mr. A. Conze

Mr. N. Sugimoto

Netherlands

New Zealand

Sweden

U.S.A. Consulate

I.N.S.

J.V.A.

1.C.M.

U.N.H.C.R.

Caritas Resettlement Supervisor

Mr. F. Vrijmoed

Ms. D. Smith

Ms. U. Bohm

Mr. T. E. Cummings Mr. D. Kornbluth

Mr. J. Sureck

Mr. D. Larsen

Ms. C. Young

Mrs. D. B. Lasan

Mr. P. Meijer

Mrs. Y. Sato

Mr. U. von Blumenthal

Mr. H. Nietzman

Mr. R. Ho

Ms. B. Hung

Apologies for absence received from Ms. H. Katila (Finland); Mr. P. Ortoli

(France); and Mr. L. E. Halvorsen (Norway).

Mrs. Lasan called the meeting to order by thanking the participants for their attendance; she recalled that the purpose of resettlement meetings such as this one is to provide a forum for a free exchange of ideas on resettlement trends, prospects and other related matters. She said that the presence of a number of countries in these meetings assures UNHCR, at this very difficult period of finding durable sol- utions for some 13,300 refugees in Hong Kong of their continuing

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