1) Status
Vietnamese Refugees
in the open centres in the past
Refugees
Vietnamese Migrants in the detention centre
nowadays
Majority are
non-refugees,
ie illegal immigrants
2) Resettlement
opportunities
Guaranteed
resettlement under
the 1979 Geneva
Conference
No resettlement
opportunity under the
1989 Comprehensive
Plan of Action
3) No. of people
8,326 (as at 1982)
4) Duration of stay Relatively short
in H.K.
period
As at 1 October 1993,
31,020 or 88% were
screened out at first
instance and about
23,600 or 67% were
screened out after
appeal
Almost all have been
here at least 2 years;
about 78% have been
here for at least 3
years
29. As a substantial majority of the camp population are non-refugees who do not have a right to remain in Hong Kong, there are likely to be the following difficulties if they are released from detention and allowed to take up temporary residence in Hong Kong and seek employment:-
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