region. That question of linkage was on the political agenda of the Central American Governments, which hoped that the international community would announce concrete support for the projects elaborated within the framework of CIREFCA at the First International Meeting of the Follow-up Committee to be held in New York in June 1990. 26. Mr. YIEIRA DE MELLO (Head, Regional Bureau for Asia and Oceania) thanked the International Council of Voluntary Agencies for its support in the region and in Hong Kong in particular. The position of the UNHCR on the conditions in the detention camps in Hong Kong was well known and in the broad context of the detention policy adopted by the Government of Hong Kong, the Office with NGO support was doing its best to improve conditions in those camps and assist the refugees, especially the children. It was, however an exaggeration to say that 10,000 children were ignored but it was true that their prolonged stay in the camps would have unfortunate psychological, intellectual and social consequences. He assured the ICVA representative, who had expressed concern that persons who were granted refugee status could be transferred to a camp in the Philippines and that the camps in that country were the best in the region. A/AC.96/SR.452 paqe 7 27. With respect to the statements on the Indo-Chinese refugees and more particularly the Vietnamese boat people, he thanked those delegations which expressed their support for the Office and their recognition of the progress made since the International Conference on Indo-Chinese Refugees in Geneva. The information campaign had led to a decline in arrivals particularly in Hong Kong. Arrivals in other countries had not been as significantly reduced in some cases and had increased dramatically in countries such as Indonesia and Thailand. Considerable progress had been made in the orderly departure 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing humanitarian aid and refugee-related issues, specifically the situation of Indo-Chinese refugees, including Vietnamese boat people, and the efforts of the UNHCR to improve conditions in detention camps. The text also mentions the psychological, intellectual, and social consequences of prolonged stay in camps.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief