TNAG-2061-FCO40-2939-Vietnamese-boat-people-conditions-in-the-refugee-camps-in-Ho-1990 — Page 89

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AND TO IMMDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PARIS AND TO IMMEIDIATE BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR

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THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE, AT CO NHUE, A NEW TRANSIT CENTRE, TO BE OPERATIONAL NOT LATER THAN 1 MAY 1990, TO ACCOMMODATE NOT FEWER THAN 350 PEOPLE. THE BRITISH SIDE WILL CONTRIBUTE US DOLLARS 150,000 TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FLIGHTS PER MONTH WILL BE INCREASED IMMEDIATELY TO A MINIMUM OF 3 OR ABOUT 360 PEOPLE IN TOTAL, WITH FURTHER INCREASES THEREAFTER.

AFTER 1 MAY, AT THE REQUEST OF UNHCR AND THE BRITISH SIDE, ROUGHLY 1,000 VOLUNTEERS PER MONTH WOULD BE ACCEPTED.

THE TWO SIDES WILL DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE UPGRADING OF VIETNAM'S REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG.

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