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CRIME ALSO SHOWED A SLIGHT DECLINE.)
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS
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ON 16 JULY, THE TOTAL VIETNAMESE POPULATION IN HONG KONG WAS 52,700 (INCLUDING 3,200 WITH REFUGEE STATUS). THIS WAS 18 PERCENT BELOW THE PEAK FIGURE RECORDED IN OCTOBER 1991. BY THE END OF JULY, 20,000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME. THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME FOR THOSE SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES HAS BEEN INTRODUCED SUCCESSFULLY. PROVIDED THAT THE CAMP POPULATION CONTINUES TO SHRINK AT THIS SORT OF RATE, VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WILL CEASE TO BE A MAJOR COMMUNITY CONCERN. WITH ONLY EIGHT ARRIVALS FORM VIETNAM SO FAR THIS YEAR, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS WITHIN SIGHT OF SOLUTION.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
HKD
PUSD
DISTRIBUTION
62
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
ERD
PS/MR GOODLAD
FED//HD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
1
NO 10//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
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