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asylum in South East Asia. It will not apply to those
who are in Vietnam, or to future arrivals in Hong Kong or
other places of first asylum.)
What is the current level of unemployment among
Vietnamese in the UK? (Research conducted in 1981
revealed that about 80 per cent of the Vietnamese settled
in the UK were unemployed. No comparable research has
been undertaken since then. However, those working most
closely with the refugees (Home Office and voluntary
agencies) believe that the national level of unemployment among the Vietnamese may now have reduced to about 60 per
cent. Local figures vary considerably from one region to
another.)
What is the total number of Indo-Chinese refugees
resettled in the UK? How is this total divided between
Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians? (Over 19,000
Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodian refugees have been
resettled in the UK. The vast majority are Vietnamese:
but we are unable to give precise figures)_
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Is the UK planning to fund the ODP during 1985/86?
last pledge of funds for the ODP was in December 1984,
when we contributed 25,000 pounds for the UK financial