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FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 141130Z FCO

TELNO 1192

OF 14102OZ APRIL 89

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

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YRTELNO 829: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

RESETTLEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE, GENEVA 17 APRIL

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1. WE AGREE WITH THE POINTS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF TUR.

IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING POINTS NEED TO BE BORNE IN MIND.

(A) DOUBLE SCREENING.

THIS ISSUE WAS RAISED DURING THE RECEPTION AND SCREENING

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MDHIAN 0745

SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING IN HONG KONG AND WAS DEFERRED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE RESETTLEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE. THE POINT HERE IS THAT

RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES SHOULD BE ASKED TO ACCEPT THE STATUS DETERMINATION DECISION OF THE FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES AND SHOULD NOT RESCREEN BEFORE RESETTLEMENT.

(B) IMMIGRATION CRITERIA.

IF RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR THE RESETTLEMENT ON NORMAL IMMIGRATION CRITERIA OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED OUT,

IT WILL RUN COUNTER TO THE GENERAL THRUST OF THE CPA.

2. UKMIS GENEVA MIGHT DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR THE MEETING.

ARRIVAL

3. THE ARRIVAL RATE SO FAR THIS YEAR IS RUNNING AT 98 PER CENT ABOVE

THE LEVEL EXPERIENCED IN THE SAME PERIOD IN 1988.

1989

1988

PERCENTAGE INCREASE

JAN

114 358 -68

FEB

356

91 +291

MAR

APRIL (AS AT 14 APRIL)

842

752 243 +209

349 +141

2064

1041

+98

REFUGEES

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