TNAG-1905-FCO40-2709-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 342

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE 26 JUNE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM FROM HONG KONG OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DETERMINED NOT TO BE REFUGEES AND WHO THEREFORE HAVE NO PROSPECT OF RESETTLEMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, THIS PPAPER DETAILS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR FINANCING THIS REPATRIATION AND THE REINTEGRATION OF

PEOPLE INTO VIETNAM.

(A) THE UK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS WILL MEET ALL COSTS

INCURRED IN HONG KONG AND ALL TRAVEL COSTS TO VIETNAM

(B)

(I)

(II)

(III)

THE UK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS WILL PAY A SUM OF MONEY VIA THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INVALIDS TO FACILITATE THE REINTERRATION OF RETURNED BOAT PEPLE INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY. THIS SUM OF MONEY WLXXXX WILL COVER AS NECESSARY SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COSTS THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED AS EACH BATCH OF BOAT PEOPLE RETURNS:

VIETNAMESE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

TRANSPORTATION WITHIN VIETNAM

TEMPORARY FOOD AID

(IV) HOUSING AND DOMESTIC CHATTELS (V)

VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

(C) THE VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS WILL PRESENT DETAILED ACCOUNTS TO THE UK GOVERNMENT SHOWING HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT ON THE RETURNED BOAT PEOPLE. THE AMOUNT SPENT ON EACH CASE WILL VARY WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS BUT AVERAGED OVER THE DURATION OF THISAGREEMENT IT WILL NOT AMOUNT TO MORE THAN (BLANK) US DOLLARS PER PERSON.

(D)

TIXXXX THIS AGREEMENT WILL LAST FOR (BLANK) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNING AND WILL AT THAT TIME BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW.

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