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34. REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM INHUMANE
As Report of Select Committee recognised, would be quite
inhumane to keep non-refugees indefinitely in dentention centres in
Hong Kong and elsewhere, without any prospect of resettlement.
Must be right for us to work for arrangements to enable them to
return to their country of origin safely and without fear of
punishment.
35. ABANDONMENT OF FIRST ASYLUM
Object of our policy is to produce results which will ensure that
the situation in Hong Kong remains under control and principle of
first asylum can be preserved.
But if arrivals continue at unsustainable rate and if specific
measures discussed at the International Conference do not begin to
produce early and effective results, then Hong Kong will simply be
unable any longer to maintain the policy of first asylum.