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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1391
OF 130645Z APRIL 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
OUR TELNO 1277
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FURTHER TO TUR WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING CONSULTING EXCO ON REQUIRING UNHCR TO MEET MORE OF THE COSTS OF KEEPING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
VIRTUALLY 2. SINCE UNHCR FINANCES, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ALL FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN REFUGEE CAMPS ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION, WE SEE NO (NO) REASON WHY HKG SHOULD CONTINUE TO BEAR THE LION'S SHARE OF THE COSTS FOR SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN HONG KONG. THIS LINE IS ALREADY BEING STRONGLY ADVOCATED BY MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AD HOC GROUP ON REFUGEES AND WE ARE FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF GOING TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR FUNDS FOR NEW CAMPS THIS YEAR.
3. LOCALLY UNHCR WOULD NO DOUBT ARGUE THAT, SINCE THEY DO NOT SUPPORT OUR CLOSED CAMP POLICY, THEY WOULD NOT WISH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PAY FOR SUCH CAMPS. OUR RESPONSE WOULD BE THAT UNHCR IS ALREADY PAYING FOR CAMPS IN THAILAND (AND ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION) WHICH ARE JUST AS (QUOTE) CLOSED CUNQUOTE) AS THOSE IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING THE VIETNAMESE (QUOTE) DISPLACED PERSON (UNQUOTE) HOLDING CENTRE WITHIN SITE 2 ON THE THAI/CAMBODIAN
BORDER.
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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HKD
DISTRIBUTION
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