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arrived in Hong Kong this year, the UNHCR have so far only resettled
aut 9,000. On 4 September, there were 67,213 refugees in Hong Kong
awaiting resettlement.
4.
Altogether Hong Kong has received some 35% of all Vietnamese boat
refugees. But only 15% of the resettlement places that have been
pledged by third countries have been made available to Hong Kong:
the major resettlement programmes announced so far, Hong Kong's share
is as follows:
of
U.S.A.
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
14%
15%
7%
6%
Neither France nor West Germany have announced a specific allocation.
for Hong Kong, but it is clear from the commitments they have made
elsewhere that the territory can expect only a minor share of the
places available in either country. The Hong Kong Government have
said that they expect to still have at least 45,000 refugees at the end of the year, but even this figure looks over-optimistic on present
trends.
Measures being taken by the UK and Hong Kong Governments
5.
Arrangements are in hand to resettle in the UK the first of the
additional quota of 10,000 refugees announced on 18 July.
6. Both the UK and Hong Kong Governments are taking every opportunity
to persuade other governments to do more for Hong Kong. Since the
Geneva Conference, the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong has been to
Australia and New Zealand, and the US Vice-President, Mr Mondale, has
been invited to Hong Kong to see the situation for himself. The
Governor will be visiting Canada from 2 to 5 October.
7. The Hong Kong Government have introduced tough new laws to deter
trafficking in refugees for profit. In August, the Captain of one
vessel engaged in this trafficking, the Huey Fong, was jailed for
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6 years.