VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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Most of the Boat People are not genuine refugees but economic migrants.
The situation in the Boat People camps is critical.
* More Boat People are still arriving.
* Voluntary repatriation has not worked.
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The international community has accepted that all those screened out as non-refugees should return to Vietnam.
Failure to return those who have been screened out would give the green light for a mass exodus from Vietnam.
The policy of first asylum must be maintained.
The returns would be monitored.
* Normal repatriation procedures would be used.
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Britain will honour its commitment to genuine refugees.
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The Government is considering what assistance could be given to returning Boat People and their communities in the context of a comprehensive repatriation programme.