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Supplementary to Question No. 4
in Legco on 9.3.88
MRS. CHOW : Sir,
will Government
whether Vietnamese
been
or
are still
inform this Council
Vietnamese refugees with a criminal record have
countries?
accepted for resettlement by third
If yes, how many such cases have there been in
the past? And if not, will Government be forced to accept
them as a permanent element in our community?
and
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : Sir, there is no hard and fast
rules on the acceptance by recipient countries of
Vietnamese refugees who have a criminal record. Generally
they do not like accepting such refugees but family
reunion criteria may over-ride such considerations
this has happened in the United Kingdom's case. In the
event of countries not, at the end of the day shall we
say, accepting refugees who have long criminal records,
clearly we would have to think hard about their future.