TNAG-1789-FCO40-2549-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1989 — Page 159

Preparatory Committee to Oppose

the Setting Up of Open Centres at Butterfly Bay Area,

c/o Mr Tse Ka-wai,

Tip Mo House,

Butterfly Estate,

Mutual Aid Committee.

Dear Sirs and Madams,

to which 17.9.1988

HRH

The

en

ff.17 September,

hon

Thank you for your letter to Princess Anne

instructed

I nave been authorised to reply.

Please rest assured that the Hong Kong Government

I am/informed that the

fully appreciates your worries.

setting up of an open centre for Vietnamese refugees would

have no major impact on the services to the community near

the open camp. Most service to tefugees will be provided

by the UNHCR and voluntary agencies in the camps.

example, the schools for refugee children will be

established and operated by the UNHCR through its nominated

voluntary agency.

schools.

For

Thei children will not attend local

As regards employment, a voluntary agency will

commence an employment placement service under the auspices

of the UNHCR, The agency will Look for suitable jobs for

refugees throughout the territory and not jsut Tuen Mun.

Vocational training will be organised by UNHCR So that

there would be no sudden dumping of unskilled workers on

the labour market.

Insofar /...