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MRS. FAN : Sir, in the written answer given by the
Secretary, the crime rate amongst the Vietnamese refugee
offenders has been steadily increasing since 1983. And in
1987 and 1986, it is about 10 times higher than the crime
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rate of all other offenders. Can the Secretary tell us
how many Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong have a criminal
record and does the Secretary agree that in the event that
these refugees are not accepted for resettlement in third
countries, they cannot be repatriated involuntarily back
to Vietnam?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY
increased ratio between all
sir, the reason for the
offenders and Vietnamese
refugee offenders from 1983 to 1987 is something which
have just referred to in my
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reply two supplementaries
ago. This, as I have said, is
population
combined
with a more
As
possibly the reducing
static number of the
to the number of
number of people with a
criminally inclined.
criminal record, I do not have these figures with me this
(See Annex I) afternoon, Sir, and I shall reply in writing. And as to
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the third question, I am afraid I do agree to that, Sir.
contravention of the
Such a
internationally
move would be
in
accepted principle
of not
repatriating refugees. Annex
forcibly