The Government of the UK will provide 5 billion VND to build a new readmission centre in Noi Bai, Ha Noi.

A deal for the aid was signed by representatives from the UK Government and the Department for Immigration under the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam on Dec. 24.

The readmission centre will facilitate work of authorised officials involving in returns process such as immigration, customs and healthcare.

It will also provide a temporary shelter for returnees whose residential provinces are far from Hanoi so they can not travel back immediately.

The project is part of a package of projects the UK has been supporting for Vietnam under the framework of the Returns and Reintegration Fund./.