both from China and Vietnam.
Last year some 70,000 people entered
Another 30,000 entered illegally.
Hong Kong legally from China. The impact of immigration on such a scale must be clear to anyone,
particularly when it is borne in mind that the equivalent for a country the size of the United Kingdom would be an influx of about
14 million immigrants in one year. The Government have made repeated
representations to the Chinese Government about this.
We believe
they understand the difficulties which the arrival of people from China in such large numbers are creating for Hong Kong and are making
genuine efforts to reduce the numbers.
11. I wish I could say the same about the Vietnamese Government and
Noble Lords will be well aware the flood of refugees from Vietnam.
of the much publicised cases involving the "Huey Fong" and the "Sky Luck", which between them brought nearly 6,000 refugees from
Vietnam and dumped them on the Hong Kong Government. may not realise is that, since the beginning of this year, almost
"
What they
And
as many refugees have arrived in Hong Kong in their own boats.
There is, I am sorry to say, every reason to
The
they keep on coming. believe that most of these people leave Vietnam with the connivance, and indeed the active assistance, of Vietnamese officials. Government have made their views on this despicable trade in human misery very clear to the Vietnamese Government and will continue to do so
until the traffic is stopped.
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