La
31 July 1981
Dr Edmund Marshall (Goole): To ask the Lord Privy Seal, why the number of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong has increased by 246 between 15 April and 23 July; and whether he will make a statement on the present position there.
No W40
12
MR NICHOLAS RIDLEY
INDE
12 AUG 1981
RY
Ken
Between 15 April and 23 July, there was an increase of 1,669 in the number of Vietnamese refugees who had previously been resettled in the People's Republic of China and who are to be returned to China. The number of refugees who came directly from Vietnam decreased by 1,423 during the period.