A recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Boat People Lose Their Best Friend" noted that the United States has apparently changed its policy of opposing the involuntary return of boat people by giving its consent to Hong Kongs plan to negotiate for the holding centers in Vietnam. I have been assured that the administration continues to oppose forced repatriation. and I was gratified to receive a similar reassurance from the new U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Mrs. Sadako Ogata. when she met with the Foreign Relations Committee on June Because of my concern about this situation I have written to the Governor of Hong Kong urging that there be no forced repatriation. and recommending that screening for refugee status be further reviewed and strengthened with full participation by representatives of the UNHCR to assure that the human rights of boat people are protected. I ask that the text of my letter to the Governor of Hong Kong and the June 17 Wall Street Journal article by Anne Wagley Gow be printed in the RECORD at this point.
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