TNAG-1799-FCO40-2559-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-ex-China-Vietnamese-illegal-im-1988 — Page 119

TAKE BACK ANY REFUGEE FROM ONE OF OUR CAMPS WHO ENTERED CHINA ILLEGALLY.

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WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNHCR REGARD THESE CASES AS REFUGEES FROM 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 ALL THE FANG CHENG CASES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, IN RESPECT OF 16 OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN GROUP III, RESETTLEMENT OFFERS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE.

4.5 IT IS PROPOSED THEREFORE THAT THE CHINESE SIDE ABREE TO TAKE BACK ALL THESE CASES FOR RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING IN CHINA.

IN RESPECT OF THE ONE CASE IN GROUP II, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE CHINESE SIDE'S REASONS FOR REJECTING THIS CASE FOR REPATRIATION.

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