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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

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18 DEC 1986

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REGISTRY

Action Taken

PART ONE OF TWO

FOR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT FROM CLERK OF COUNCILS

MIPT: EXCO AGENDA FOR 9 DECEMBER.

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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF EXCO MEMORANDUM XCC|(86)60:

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**AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT POSITION REGARDING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT OF THE HOME AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE ON RACE RELATIONS AND IMMIGRATION (THE SCORRI REPORT), HMG PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER IN SEPTEMBER 1986 AGREEING TO RELAX ITS FAMILY REUNION CRITERIA FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WITH RELATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THIS INITIATIVE WAS USED AS THE

BASIS OF A MAJOR DIPLOMATIC EFFORT TO SEEK ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR HONG KONG. THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. BUT INCREASED ARRIVALS, CONTINUED CRITICISM OF HONG KONG'S CLOSED CENTRE POLICY AND A BLEAK FORECAST FOR THE FUTURE HAVE LED TO A

NEED TO REVIEW THE PRESENT POSITION.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEMORANDUM IS TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT:

(A)

THE EFFECT OF HMG'S INITIATIVE:

(B)

HONG KONG'S POLICY ON SCREENING AND REPATRIATING THOSE

ARRIVING FROM VIETNAM:

(C) THE FUTURE REFUGEE POPULATION IN HONG KONG:

(D) THE CRITICISM OF THE CLOSED CENTRE POLICY: AND

(E)

THE COST OF THE CLOSED CENTRE POLICY.

THE EFFECT OF HMG'S INITIATIVE

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