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DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OUT OF HONG KONG IN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS EVEN IF THEY DID NOT COME TO THE UK IN THAT PERIOD. AN EVALUATION VISIT TO BATAAN IS TAKING PLACE ON 6/7 JULY.

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APPLICATION OF FORMULA TO HONG KONG. THE UK CANNOT MEET

50/35/15.

D. UK CRITERIA. THE UK WILL BE CONCENTRATING ON THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: FAMILY REUNION, THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY TURNED DOWN UK RESETTLEMENT OFFERS (QUOTE UK REFUSALS UNQUOTE) AND THOSE

QUOTE LIKELY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE UK MORE QUICKLY UNQUOTE. WE ARE CONCENTRATING INITIALLY ON THOSE WITH FAMILY LINKS WHILE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OTHERS ARE FINALISED. SELECTION UNDER THE QUOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY UNQUOTE CRITERION WILL BEGIN IN THE AUTUMN. WE WILL ALSO TAKE SOME HUMANITARIAN CASES

(IF PRESSED, UP TO 5 PCT OF OUR QUOTA). OUR OTHER CATEGORIES, PARTICULARLY THE UK REFUSALS, WILL SWEEP UP A NUMBER OF LONG STAYERS. WE WILL BE READY TO TAKE SOME UNACCOMPANIED MINORS

(10-20) AND TO LOOK AT OTHER PROBLEM GROUPS. WE WOULD NOT WANT

TOO MANY IN ANY SPECIFIC CATEGORY AND WILL NEED TO DISCUSS

ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

E.

LONG STAYERS. THE DIFFICULTY WITH TAKING LONGSTAYERS FIRST

IS THAT THEY WILL NEED THE MOST INTENSIVE SUPPORT. WE ARE

THEREFORE TAKING THOSE WHO NEED LEAST HELP (FAMILY REUNION CASES) WHILE OUR SUPPORT ARRANGEMENTS ARE FINALISED. BUT UK REFUSALS, WHICH INCLUDE MANY LONGSTAYERS, CAN FOLLOW AS SOON AS HOUSING IS AVAILABLE.

5. MORE GENERALLY IT CLEARLY MAKES SENSE TO ENCOURAGE OTHER

COUNTRIES NOT MERELY TO SEEK TO CREAM OFF THE MORE ABLE, BUT TO TAKE THEIR SHARE OF THE DIFFICULT CASES. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SELECTING A MAJOR PART OF THE

UK QUOTA UNDER THE QUOTE SELF SUFFICIENCY UNQUOTE CRITERION. WILL NEED TO PLAY UP OUR INTENDED RENEWED OFFERS TO THE UK REFUSALS (SOME 130 CASES) AND HUMANITARIAN CASES.

WE

6. THE HOME OFFICE HAVE ADDED A FEW COMMENTS ON THE ANNOTATED

AGENDA. ON ITEM 1(C) THEY WOULD APPLY THEIR EXISTING EXTENDED FAMILY REUNION CRITERIA FOR THE LINKED CASELOAD, AND WOULD WISH TO RETAIN FREEDOM TO SELECT FROM ANY QUOTE POOL UNQUOTE FORMED OF THE NON-LINKED CASELOAD. 1(D) IS ANSWERED AT E ABOVE.

WOULD CAUSE NO DIFFICULTIES. FINALLY THEY WOULD STRESS

OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING UNDER 1(G) III.

HOWE

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1(E)

THE VALUE

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