BACKGROUND NOTE
Vietnamese Refugees in Hong Kong
1.
73,692 Vietnamese boat refugees were allowed to land temporarily
in Hong Kong during 1979 and 7,436 so far this year; 24,377
Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong were resettled in 1979 by UNHCR
in countries of permanent settlement, and a further 22,196 up to
23 July this year.
2. The British Government have undertaken to accept a total of
11,000 of these refugees for resettlement in the UK.
Last year
3,897 were resettled in this country; it is hoped to complete the
full commitment by not later than the end of the 1980-81 financial
year.