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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for WRITTEN answer on 28 October 1975

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The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by

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Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many refugees from Vietnam remain in Hong Kong; and what prospects there are of finding them permanent homes elsewhere.

Vridand Enals,

Of approximately 4,000 Vietnamese refugees who arrived in Hong Kong last May, just over 300 remain in Hong Kong. It is hoped that further departures to the United States will reduce this number to about 200 by the end of this month.

The prospects of finding permanent homes elsewhere for the majority of the balance remaining are fairly good.