TNAG-0889-FCO40-1099-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 132

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Indo-Chinese refugees have been accepted for resettlement, or allowed to remain in the United Kingdom under the following headings:

(a) In situ refugees

Those Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians who were already in the United Kingdom when their countries fell to the Communists in 1975, and who had no desire to return, have been allowed to remain here. as refugees. These were mostly Embassy staffs and students.

(b) United Kingdom ties or connections

Shortly after the fall of Saigon in May 1975, the previous Administration announced that it would be prepared to admit as refugees from Vietnam (later extended to include Laos and Cambodia) those who had some tie or connection with the United Kingdom. These tend to be mostly family reunion cases. Numbers will increase in proportion to the size of the Indo- Chinese community in this country.

(c) Boat refugees

See paragraph 2 of the paper.

(a) The 1500 quota

See paragraph 3 of the paper.

2. From the spring of 1975 to date the United Kingdom has accepted for resettlement, or allowed to remain, a total of 1923 Indo-Chinese refugees, as illustrated by the following table:

Vietnamese Cambodian

Laotian

TOTALS

In situ

150

136

51

337

UK ties

313

39

160

512

Boat refugees)

804

1074

1500 quota

270

TOTALS

1537

175

211

1923

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