GRS 900
CONFIDENT ÞAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1875
56
CONFIDENTIAL
OF 180645Z JUNE 86
UNFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA,
HANOI
MIPT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
AS WE SAND IN PARA 4 OF OURTEL 1637, WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
FURTHER INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO STIMULATE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES
TO TAKE MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO DO IS TO USE UNHCR'S EXCOM MEETING IN OCTOBER TO LAUNCH
ANOTHER APPEAL BASED ON A FURTHER UK MITIATIVE DERIVING FROM THE
SUCCESSFUL RESPONSE TO THE FIRST ONE.
THE EFFECT OF HMG'S UNIT-PATIVE
2. APPROXIMATELY 4,800 REFUGEES WILL BE RESETTLED FROM HONG KONG
THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 21 PERCENT ON RESETTLEMENT IN 1985.
THIS ESTIMATED OFFTAKE COMPRISES
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A) COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED THEIR QUOTA OF REFUGEES FOR
1986 -
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
70
96
FINLAND
70
JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND
20
TOTAL
261
HKK RECEIVER
DF
INDE
243/9
REGISTRY
2 0 JUN 1986
B) COUNTRIES WHICH ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MEETING THEIR COMMITMENT
AUSTRALIA
600
US
CANADA
1,700
1,100
UK
600
HONG KONG
TOTAL
150
4,150
NOTE: THE HONG KONG FIGURE REFLECTS PROBLEMS WHICH THE UNHCR APE
ENCOUNTERING IN PROCESSING THESE CASES.
C) COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL TAKE REFUGEES FROM
HONG KONG IN 1986 BUT HAVE YET TO DO SO
NORWAY
100
DENMARK
100
LUXEMBOURG
10
TOTAL
210
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