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UNITED NATIONS, HIGH COMMISSIONER_FOR

GENERAL PROGRAMMES

BRIEF SIMMARY OF ASSISTANCE

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Annex I

EUGEES

OUTLINE OF CURRENT FROGRAMME

UNHCR assistance to the refugees in the closed centres, including holding and other centres catering for recent arrivals, include food, relief items, medical supplies and hospital treatment costs, utilities, education, language training, and other social services. A limited small-scale programme whereby contacts are made with factories with a view to finding work which can be done by the

is also implemented. As refugees in the closed centres

for the

assistance, "open" centres, material

is including food allowances, limited to a very small number of needy cases as most of the adult population in the refugee centres are gainfully employed and can meet their family basic needs. Other assistance measures include maintenance of accommodation facilities, limited medical services, employment counselling, language training and

language training and administrative for management of the centre.

costs

Given the substantial increase in the caseload, in the course of recent contacts with the authorities, UNHCR has been requested to

assume

A greater

share

of

financial

responsibilities refurbishing of Sham Shui Po and Tuen Mun refugee centres.

for

the

B.

MULTIPURPOSE ASSISTANCE/CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Due to the sharp increase in new arrivals in the first five months latter part of 1988 and in 1989, a considerable increase in the 1989 allocation has proved necessary. The proposed revision

includes

large

for basic

maintenance, component

care and particularly for the benefit of the new arrivals in closed centres. The allocation required is estimated at US$ 20,316,768.

C.

VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

However,

There was no allocation for voluntary repatriation approved by the Executive Committee in October 1988.

in view of the

on of signing

the

in Geneva Memorandum of Understanding 13 December 1988 between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the principles and procedures for Voluntary Repatriation to Viet Nam, a programme has been set up in Hong Kong under which 75 persons have

to Viet Nam on 3 March 1989. already voluntarily repatriated

An

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