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SCORRI REPORT: PASSAGE FOR INCLUSION IN WHITE PAPER
CLOSED CAMPS
RECOMMENDATION 2:
(i) Closed Camps should be abolished and their
inmates transferred to open camps
(ii)
If the Closed Camps are not abolished, the
FCO should put on record immediately the
circumstances in which i t would withdraw
its sanction from the closed camp policy
1.
HMG
have considered these recommendations
carefully in close consultation with the Hong Kong
Government. As Mr Luce made clear in his evidence to
the Sub-Committee, neither HMG nor the Hong Kong
Government regard it as satisfactory or desirable that
refugees should be confined to closed camps.
The
fully
present situation is far from ideal, and HMG
understand why it causes concern to the Sub-Committee.
HMG share that concern. However for the practical
reasons explained below, in present circumstances
see no alternative to continuing the policy.
HMG
REASON FOR INTRODUCTION OF POLICY
2.
camp s
The
policy of
report correctly states that "The closed
we re introduced in July 1982 as
"humane deterrence" to discourage other from coming to Hong Kong" (Para 20). The
Government and HMG felt that some kind of
was necessary
refugees were
because although the rate
arriving in Hong Kong had
Vietname se
Hong Kong
deterrent
at
which
stabilised
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