GRS 250 UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
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TO ROUTINE FCO
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TELNO 544
OF 200645Z FEBRUARY 86
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
INFO ROUTINE HKGO BRUSSELS, HKGO GENEVA, HKGO NEW YORK
INFO ROUTINE HKGO WASHINGTON
HKGO LONDON ATTN BEN TANG
HKGO BRUSSELS ATTM NIGEL FRENCH HKGO GENEVA ATTN ANTHONY WOO
HKGO NEW YORK ATTN PETER LO
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 2 5 FEB 1986
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HKGO WASHINGTON ATTN BILL DORWARD
VIETNAMESE REFUGEEES: RESETTLEMENT OF ETHNIC CHINESE MIN HONG KONG
70-FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 421, WE HAVE ADVISED THE UNHCR OF THE
FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCEPTING ETHNIC CHINESE REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM FOR RESETTLEMENT IN HONG KONG.
(A) UNHCR WILL PASS MONTHLY LISTS OF (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED)
VOLUNTEERS TO THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE SECTION OF THE IMMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST BATCH WILL CONTAIN ABOUT 100 NAMES AND
SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY BATCHES WILL EACH CONTAIN ABOUT 50 NAMES.
(B) AN IMMIGRATION OFFICER WILL INTERVIEW EACH AND EVERY REFUGEE
AND FIND OUT WHETHER HE OR SHE MEETS THE CRITERIA OF ACCEPTANCE
FOR THIS PROGRAMME. SPONSORS WILL ALSO BE INTERVIEWED IF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT IS REQUIRED.
(C) THE REFUGEE WILL SIGN AN UNDERTAKING THAT HE OR SHE IS WILLING
TO BE RESETTLED IN HONG KONG IN THE PRESENCE OF A UNHCR WITNESS.
(D) THE REFUGEE'S APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG WILL BE APPROVED IF HE OF SHE MEETS THE GIVEN CRITERIA AND IF THERE IS NO
SECURITY OBJECTION AGAINST HIM OP HER.
(E) THE REFUGEE WILL BE TOLD TO REGISTER FOR A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD AFTER HIS OR HER APPLICATION IS APPROVED.
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