Mr Qonautare X16. Mr McLaren
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DEZIVED IN AGISTRY NO. S
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14 JUN1979
OFFICER
RE
estion No. 8
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Reply by the Secretary for Security to a Question by the Hon. Hilton CHEONG-LEEN, OBE, JF, in the Legislative Council on Wednesday 6th June, 1979
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Question: Will Government consider utilising the Soko Islands as a
temporary settlement for Vietnamese refugees and, in order to deter more of them from coming to Hong Kong, ensure that only the minimum standard of services and facilities are provided?
Answer:
Sir,
With the permission of the Hon. Wong Lam I propose to answer
this question and question No. y at the same time.
2.
In our search for sites on which to accommodate Vietnamese
refugees consideration has been given to the possible use of small islands.
3.
It is the
overnment's policy wherever refugees are accommodated to provide only the minimum standard of services and facilities at as high a density as is consistent with basic public health standards. Steps are being taken to increase the numbers accommodated in existing camps.
4.
The Soko Islands are almost devoid of water and to provide it would be expensive. Its remoteness would also add to the cost of the
provision of food and make the provision of the necessary forces to ensure law and order and that persons did not disperse from the island difficult and time-consuming.
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