8.
The achievement of durable solutions should remain
the primary objective of UNHCR's assistance activities
(paragraph 119 of the Report (Ref A) ).
16,000 vetraty (Nos
H &
largest numbe mis place farve desylunch in DE Asia 9. UK has agreed to accept for resettlement some 550
Vietnamese Refugees who have relatives in the UK but
who would not have qualified for admission under our
usual family reunion criteria. Almost all will come
from camps in Hong Kong, the remainder from camps
elsewhere in South-East Asia. UK and Hong Kong
Governments grateful to those other countries which
have indicated their readiness to take from Hong Kong
whatever additional numbers of Vietnamese refugees they
Hope that there will
e also be able to choiint. Dependus An overall response can manage.
UK prepard to consider taking further
and
limited numbers from Hong Kong in addition to the 550,0
Similarly prepared to
Hong Kong also considering absorbing a limited number
ethnic Chingue
from Are Camps
of Vietnamese.
:
10. We attach importance to and particularly welcome
income-generating projects for refugees (see para 46 of
the Report (Ref A) ), who often have difficulty in
securing employment among the indigenous population.
We were among the first donors to contribute funds to
UNHCR's income-generating projects for Afghan refugees
in Pakistan, which we regard as an excellent
initiative.
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