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PERSONS WITH RESETTLEMENT POTENTIAL SUCH AS ABILITY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL SKILLS. WE MENTIONED TO HIM THAT THE HKG, IN

CONJUNCTION WITH UNHCR AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, PROVIDED LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TRAINING IN THE REFUGEE CENTRES AND THE TYPES OF SKILLS TRAINING INCLUDED CARPENTRY AND TAILORING. MR. HURFORT REGARDED

SUCH TRAINING AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERATION UNDER

PRIORITY 3 CATEGORY BUT POINTED OUT THAT SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WOULD BE MORE USEFUL THAN THE TAILORING SKILLS BECAUSE OF A GREATER DEMAND FOR SKILFUL

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

4. AFTER THE MEETING, MR. HURFORT VISITED JUBILEE TRANSIT CENTRE. HE WAS INTERESTED TO NOTE THE LARGE PROPORTION OF SINGLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CENTRE (ABOUT 460). HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT THESE MIGHT BE CONSIDERED SPECIALLY FOR RESETTLEMENT TO AUSTRALIA IF THEY HAD A SKILL. THERE WOULD BE LESS CHANCE OF THIS GROUP RELYING ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AS TENDED TO BE THE CASE WITH WHOLE

FAMILIES.

YOUDE

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT

ADVANCED

LIMITED

HED

SED

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ECD (1)

SPD

PS LADY YOUNG

PSIMR RENTON

BIRS

SIR WHARDING

MR WISON

HKGO, LONDON

IR RAWSTRONE.

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