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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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OF 23053OZ AUGUST 89
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, UKMIS NEW YORK
YOUR TELNO 219: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: 41ST SUB-COMMISSION: FORCIBLE REPATRIATION
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE APPROACH YOU HAVE SUGGESTED IN TUR. UKMIS GENEVA MIGHT LIKE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS ABOUT THE SCREENING AND APPEALS PROCEDURES:
(A) THE SCREENING AND APPEALS PROCEDURES IN HONG KONG WERE ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS WITH UNHCR. NOTE THE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED IN SEPTEMBER 1988.
(B) THE APPEALS BODY IS AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN JUNE 1989.
(C) THE CURRENT RATE OF POSITIVE DECISIONS ON REFUGEE STATUS IS 15 PERCENT (I.E. COMBINING POSITIVE DECISIONS AT THE SCREENING AND AT THE APPEAL STAGE).
2. WE SHOULD PERHAPS ALSO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF NON-REFOULMENT HEAD ON BY SAYING THAT THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS HAVE NO INTENTION OF BREACHING THIS PRINCIPLE.
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