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MIPT: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION

TITLE: ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CONCERNING REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE REPATRIATED TO VIETNAM FROM HONG KONG.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

OF VIETNAM:

WISHING TO FACILITATE THE REPATRIATION OF CERTAIN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG TO VIETNAM;

HAVE ENTERED INTO THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS:

THESE ARRANGEMENTS CONCERN THE FINANCING OF THE REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION INTO VIETNAM OF THOSE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, COVERED BY THE THE ARRANGEMENT AGREED BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS

ON 26 JUNE 1989.

(A) THE BRITISH AND

IN HONG KONG AND ALL

(B) THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG SIDE WILL PAY A SUM OF MONEY NOT

EXCEEDING US DOLLARS (BLANK) TO THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INVALIDS TO FACILITATE THE REINTEGRATION OF REPATRIATED BOAT PEOPLE INTO VIETNAM.

OF MONEY WILL COVER AS APPROPRIATE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING

COSTS THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED AS EACH BATCH OF BOAT PEOPLE RETURNS:

HONG KONG SIDE WILL MEET ALL COSTS INCURRED

TRAVEL COSTS TO VIETNAM.

(I)

(11)

TEMPORARY FOOD AID

VIETNAMESE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

TRANSPORTATION WITHIN VIETNAM

(III)

(IV)

(V)

HOUSING AND DOMESTIC CHATTELS VOCATIONAL TRAINING

(C)

THIS SUM

THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS WILL

PRESENT DETAILED ACCOUNTS TO THE UK GOVERNMENT SHOWING HOW THE

MONEY IS SPENT UNDER THE HEADINGS IN PARA (B) ABOVE. THE AMOUNT

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