TNAG-0559-FCO40-654-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 289

Supplementary questions to Q. 1

DR CHUNG:- Sir, how many refugees has the UK Government so far

taken or agreed to take?

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (ACTING):- Sir, about a hundred

refugees have expressed a wish to go to the UK, but so far the United

Kingdom Government has not given any indication that they will accept

any. Perhaps I should add that the United Kingdom Government has

donated £70,000 towards the cost of maintaining the refugee camps.

DR CHUNG:- Sir, will Government step up its efforts to request the

British Government to accept, at least as a token of appreciation of our

Hong Kong problem and as an example for other governments, some of

these Vietnamese refugees?

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (ACTING): Yes, Sir.