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ees who are at present in Hong Kong. We are cerned about this problem and will continue to make every effort to solve it.
Mr. Wilson asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what review of Government policy on Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong has taken place since the treaty with China over the future of the colony; and if he will indicate the steps which have been taken under the treaty to safeguard the interests of stateless persons and political refugees.
Mr. Renton: Our policy on Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong is kept under constant review. In the case of Vietnamese refugees the relevant legislation is the Hong Kong Immigration Ordinance, which contains a special provision under which Vietnamese refugees may be allowed to remain in Hong Kong pending their resettlement elsewhere. Under the terms of the agreement on the future of Hong Kong the ordinance, unless
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amended, or unless it conflicts with the basic law, will remain in
force after 30 June 1997. The Agreement also provides that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant_on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force.