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=SHORTER 1000 HONG KONG REFUGEES:
The Hong Kong government has announced the immediate
introduction of a screening programme for refugees, bringing to an
end its policy of automatically accepting all arrivals from Vietnam.
In future, only those judged to be genuinely fleeing from political
persecution will be allowed to stay. Illegal immigrants will be
detained in separate camps to await repatriation. The announcement
follows the arrival of more than seven-thousand Vietnamese boat
people in the British colony this year. Many are said to have left
Vietnam for economic reasons.
RW 0030 (C3) with RTR on announcement, Ford repatriation from 2030 Y (C131) change trailed from 1600 Y
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