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5. THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES OUTLINED IN PARAS 2-4 ABOVE ARE NOW ONLY PROVIDED FOR REFUGEES IN THE TUEN MUN AND CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRES. THE LATTER WILL SHORTLY HAVE TO BE VACATED FOR USE AS A SECOND DETENTION CENTRE AND THE REFUGEES TRANSFERRED TO THE NEWLY A CQUIRED INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN TUEN MUN, WHERE FACILITIES WILL PERFORCE BE GREATLY REDUCED.
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6. WITH REFERENCE TO PARA 2 OF TUR, THE VETTING PROCEDURES ADOPTED THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA INCLUDE THE CONFIRMATION OF FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP IF PRIVATE SPONSORSHIPS ARE INVOLVED: SCREENING ON PERSONAL DATA AND LINKS REPORTED: PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
ASSESSMENT TO ESTABLISH CLAIMS TO REFUGEE STATUS(USA AND AUSTRALIA): OF THE REFUGEES ABILITY TO INTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO A WESTERN SOCIETY (NOTABLY CANADA): AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO ESTABLISH CONDITIONS OF HEALTH. THE AMERICANS ALSO PROVIDE LINGUISTIC AND ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES FOR ONE-THIRD OF THEIR REFUGEE INTAKE FROM HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE (I.E. IN BATAAN). OTHER COUNTRIES, NOTABLY DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN AND JAPAN, PROVIDE THEIR OWN INITIAL LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND IN THE COUNTRY OF RESETTLEMENT. FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY A VOLUNTARY AGENCY, ECOLES SANS FRONTIERES, FOR REFUGEES SELECTED FOR OR WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR RESETTLEMENT IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, FRENCH-SPEAKING CANADA, ETC.
7. IN WORKING UP A CASE FOR A NEW RESETTLEMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.K. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO CONSIDER NEW APPROACHES ON THE LINES OF
(A) FAMILY OR GROUP SPONSORSHIP, NEITHER OF WHICH PLACE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE RESOURCES OF THE RECEIVING STATE (C.F. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA): AND
(B) DEMONSTRATED INTEGRATION POTENTIAL ON THE PART OF THE REFUGEES, EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR AS A RESULT OF SPECIFIC TRAINING PROGRAMMES WHICH WOULD BE ARRANGED IN HONG KONG.
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