TNAG-1786-FCO40-2546-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-closed-camp-policy-1988 — Page 176

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CONFIDENTIAL #

Its Recommendations

Comments/Follow-up Action

1.4 Accommodation in closed centres

should be improved to provide more privacy

As reported in our telno. 1359 of 6 May 1986, improved privacy in the present closed centres is not practicable because of lack of space. The increasing population density caused by the recent upsurge in arrivals aggravates the situation. However, in planning for the construction of a fourth closed

centre, the type of accommodation provided will aim to offer a greater degree of privacy and family life.

1.5 Refugees should be allowed to

cook and eat their own food

Cannot be done due to limited

space, fire hazard, hygene and security problems (cooking utensils

can be easily turned into offensive

weapons)

1.6 More exposure to outside world

e.g. more trips outside the closed centre for refugee

children or allow outside

people to visit camps to sell food, clothes, toys,

etc.

All along closed centre children

have been allowed to make outside

trips as part of their education

programmes. In addition since

1982/83 there has been a mini-

supermarket in each closed centre run by the voluntary agencies there.

A canteen was also set up in each

closed centre in 1986. The canteens

are now running on its own profits and

managed by a social worker.

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