SD
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
26 July 1982
for WRITTEN answer cn....
HKGD
The draft reply should
reach the Parliamentary Unit through your
Under-Secretary by NOON
TUESDAY 2? JULY
Mr Ian Wrigglesworth (Teesside, Thornaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions the Government are taking to find new resettlement places for Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong.
Mr Malcdi!
Arrangements for resettlement of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong
are made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The
whose officials work closely with the Hong Kong Government.
United Kingdom is a major contributor both nationally and through
the EC to UNHCR operations. We also accept those refugee
cases which meet our criteria for resettlement in the United
Kingdom.
Approved by Mr Suftend
28/7.
27/7.