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TRAINING SCHEMES.

The

in

Hong Kong Government have already devoted considerable attention and resources to providing training opportunities. They seek to provide

educational and vocational training, with emphasis on English, in

all the government-run refugee centres. The voluntary agencies run

similar programme s

the open centres. In the Hei Ling Chau closed

centre, which is for North Vietname se and where as a result the

is

lowest and potential integration problems are

Government intends greater,

Hong Kong provide a special multi-purpose training centre.

by UNHCR (total cost US$40,000) and will be run

voluntary

purpose

resettlement rate

the

with UNHCR

agency.

It

will be to

be should

prepare

operational

Vietnamese

assistance

It will be

by the World

mid-1985. by

for refugees

to

funded

Relief

resettlement by teaching them basic manufacturing skills and

It s

overseas

use of

simple machinery, and simultaneously to alleviate boredom while they wait for resettlement, thus reducing the likelihood of friction and

violence.

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