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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
[HK draft]
During 1986 the number of Vietnamese refugees
arriving in Hong Kong doubled compared with 1985. This
first time that the rate of arrivals in the
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the
territory had increased since
since the
the implementation of the
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Major efforts have
Following the
"closed centre" policy in July
been made to speed up resettlement.
decision by Her Majesty's Government in September 1985 to
accept 500 refugees from Hong Kong for family reunion in mayor the United Kingdom under relaxed criteria, a jaint MARK kk effort
was
supported by
mounted by ot
Her
Majesty's
Government, the Hong Kong Government during 1985/86 to
persuade other countries to offer more resettlement places
to Hong Kong. Many countries responded positively,
including Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
and Sweden.
New Zealand, Norway
For its part the Hong Kong Government
decided to accept 250 refugees of Chinese origin for local
settlement.
In response to a request made by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
the Hong Kong
Government also agreed, in February 1986, to establish a
transit centre in Hong Kong, to help
facilitate the
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