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FANG CHENG
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5.1 IN RESPECT OF THE 55 CASES IN GROUP I CAND ANY OTHER
CAMP CASES) WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHINESE SIDE MAY HAVE
DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING THESE PERSONS BACK BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REGARD THEM AS HAVING SETTLED IN CHINA.
5.2.
AS REGARDS THE QUESTION OF STATUS, WE WOULD POINT OUT THAT THESE PERSONS WERE RESIDENT IN CHINA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE COMING
TO HONG KONG. IT WOULD NOT BE EQUITABLE FOR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO HONG KONG BECAUSE OF THEIR ILLEGAL MOVE TO THIS TERRITORY. WE SEE RESPONSIBILITY REMAINING WITH CHINA UNTIL THEIR
RESETTLEMENT, JUST AS WE WOULD TAKE BACK ANY REFUGEE FROM ONE OF OUR
CAMPS WHO ENTERED CHINA ILLEGALLY.
5.3 WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNHCR REGARD THESE CASES AS REFUGEES FOR
WHOM A DURABLE SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO
EXERT THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO RESETTLE THIS CASE-LOAD FROM CHINA. ALTHOUGH THEY CANNOT GIVE GUARANTEES, IN RESPECT OF 16 OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN GROUP I RESETTLEMENT OFFERS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE.
5 4 IT IS PROPOSED THEREFORE THAT THE CHINESE SIDE AGREE TO TAKE
BACK ALL THESE CASES FOR RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING IN CHINA.
II,
WE
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR
REJECTING THIS CASE
6 IN RESPECT OF THE ONE CASE IN GROUP
CLARIFICATION ON THE CHINESE SIDE'S REASONS FOR
FOR REPATRIATION.
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IF THE CHINESE SIDE FEELS IT WOULD FACILITATE THEIR WORK, WE ARE PREPARED TO ATTEND ANOTHER MEETIN G IN SHENGHEN OR GUANGZHOU TO IRON OUT ANY PROBLEMS.
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