HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
2 November 1988
香港立法局. 一九八八年十一月二日
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We shall be relying on the agencies concerned, the UNHCR, the public and the refugees themselves to co-operate in seeing that law and order is maintained. Trouble-makers and law breakers will, of course, be dealt with. With adequate co-operation, forbearance and good sense on all sides the gradual liberalization of these camps should not adversely affect the quality of law and order in the community.
MR. DAVID CHEUNG: Sir, it is exactly because it is impossible to predict the implications that the public, especially those living in the vicinity of the camps, need some assurance. How could these people be given the assurance and how would the people be informed what the Government is trying or will try to do?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, assurances can of course be given by paying attention to what I am saying this afternoon for one thing; and secondly, through the district boards, through which we have made considerable efforts to brief district board members in the hope that they will be able to pass this on to the community.
劉皇發議員問:主席先生,當日在屯門區因為開放難民營而增加的警力,是否與現時警方因人口 增加而加強警力的比例相等?鑑於來自北越和南越難民之間的衝突時有發生,在開放難民營後, 當局有何特別措施去防範這些衝突擴散到營外,以保障社會安寧?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Yes, Sir, the additional police which have been deployed have been deployed specifically for the purpose of assisting in the policing of the refugees camp. I am not sure of the precise ratio of this. This is something that I can check on and I will let my honourable friend have an answer in writing. As regards the North/South friction, this is something which the police are very well aware of. I think it has perhaps been exaggerated somewhat in the local press but it is something which does exist and, as I say, which both the camp staff and the police are aware of and divisional commanders have been asked to keep a particular close eye on this aspect. (Annex I)
MRS. FAN: Sir, the Secretary in his reply referred to the programme being undertaken by the police which will be reinforced by programmes of other agencies. I would like to raise a question on each of those programmes. The first one is: can the Secretary tell us the duration of the programme by the police and whether such programmes are compulsory for all the refugees to participate in or is it purely on a voluntary basis? And on the programmes by the other agencies, knowing the trust and faith that Vietnamese refugees place in these agencies and the UNHCR, can I ask the Secretary to advise us whether these