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VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS: HKG CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS REINTEGRATION.
FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (10 JULY) APPROVED OUR PROPOSALS FOR
A HK DOLLARS 10 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COSTS OF
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COSTS OF REINTEGRATION IN VIETNAM.
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MEMBERS GENERALLY WELCOMED THE PROPOSAL THAT HKG SHOULD MAKE
A LIMITED CONTRIBUTION BUT SEVERAL SPOKE STRONGLY IN FAVOUR OF A
LARGER ONE FROM THE UK. THEY ASKED THAT WE BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF HONG KONG'S (HKD3570 MILLION APPROX) AND UK'S (HKD800 MILLION APPROX) CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS
MEETING THE COST OF THE VM PROBLEM IN HONG KONG SINCE 1989. M EMBERS WERE ALSO CONCERNED THAT YOU AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRESS THE AMERICANS TO LIFT THE EMBARGO AND NORMALISE RELATIONS
WITH VIETNAM.
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IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THIS WAS TO BE THE FIRST PAYMENT OF MANY, WE TOOK THE LINE THAT THERE IS NO COMMITMENT TO ANY FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. WE WILL WISH TO MONITOR PROGRESS WITH REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION CAREFULLY. IF AT A
LATER STAGE WE FEEL THAT A FURTHER HONG KONG CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE JUSTIFIED, WE WILL CONSIDER SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL TO MEMBERS AT THAT TIME.
COMMENT
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THE FINAL OUTCOME OF FC TODAY WAS A GOOD RESULT (DUE TO A GOOD DEAL OF PREPARATORY WORK THERE WERE NO/NO VOTES CAST AGAINST THE PROPOSAL). BUT ALTHOUGH WE MADE CLEAR THE SIZEABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HMG HAS MADE IN 1992 TO THE UNHCR, EC AND NGO ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES, IT IS CLEAR THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT SUCH PROPOSAL TO FC WILL ENCOUNTER STIFFER COMMENTS NEXT TIME AND MORE PRESSURE FOR AN CAT LEAST) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION FROM UK.
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WE WILL NOW WRITE TO NGOS HERE TO INVITE THEM TO SUBMIT
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