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(a) section 13A (1) (detention of refugees) :
this allows us to detain Vietnamese
refugees in refugee centres and is
inconsistent with Article 8 (1) of the
BOR). We propose deleting the part
of section 13A(1) relating to detention,
effectively dismantling the closed camp
policy in respect of refugees.
Genuine
refugees have not been detained since
June 1988, when we liberalised the
-
closed camps after introducing
screening.
Reintroducing measures ta
detain refugees now would, we believe,
be impracticable;
(b)
sections 13A(6) and 13A(6A)
those
permit us to detain Vietnamese refugee
'troublemakers' in refugee centres or to
vary their conditions of stay. We
propose deleting these provisions for
the reasons in (a) above. Genuine
Note (4) :
Article 8(1) reads: "Everyone lawfully
within Hong Kong shall, within Hong
Kong, have the right to liberty of
movement and freedom to choose his
residence".
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