Our current resettlement programme
which will take us up to
May of next year is about 20 a month. Even this puts a
considerable strain on the local authorities involved.
A further programme is under active consideration.
We have already taken in more refugees from Vietnam than from any other place in the world.
Resettling people in strange countries creates real
difficulties to which there are no ea.S y answers. If we are to get it right, the facilities for training, housing etc should not be
overstretched.
Orderly Departure Programme
Rate of departures from Vietnam is controlled by Vietnamese
authorities.
Aware that many have been waiting to come here for some years. Much easier for us if numbers are steady, so that our reception
facilities can cope.
No question of arrivals under ODP being at expense of
resettlement from Hong Kong.
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