TNAG-2401-FCO40-3488-Vietnamese-migrants-Orderly-Repatriation-Programme-(ORP)-1992 — Page 29

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GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

PG.65

CONFIDENTIAL #2

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Q31

How long will

it

take for all the

VMS to be

returned to Vietnam?

A31

It will depend on a number of factors including the rate of return, voluntary or otherwise, the number of new arrivals and the screened-in rate. If the

number of new arrivals remains small and the voluntary repatriation maintains its momentum, it may take about three years to resolve the problem.

032

A32

Will the reception facilities in Vietnam impose оп the rate of return despite the ORP

limitations

II agreement?

We are already able to return over 1,000 people per month and hope to see further increases.

Q33

Given Hanoi's capacity to receive returnees, will more ORP II flights mean that volrep flights are affected or curtailed?

A33

NO. As with previous ORP I flights, volrep flights running in parallel with ORP II flights.

will

Do

be

not

affected.

envisage

that volrep flights will be