TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 50

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VIETNAMESE BEFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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PQ:

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I submit a draft reply to the PQ put down by Dr Edmund Marshall MP

(Labour-Goole) for written reply on 31 July. Dr Marshall regularly asks

how many Vietnamese Refugees are still in Hong Kong. The present

PQ follows the figures of 19,093 and 19,339 given on 15 April and

23 July respectively.

2. The increase between these dates is due to a rise of 1,669 (from

2,491 to 4,160) in the number of Vietnamese Refugees who had previously

been resettled in China but then entered Hong Kong illegally. These

people are not treated in the same way as those arriving directly from

Vietnam. They are held in detention in Hong Kong while steps are taken

to return them to China. The number of Refugees who arrived directly

from Vietnam and are awaiting resettlement decreased from 16,602 to

15,179 between the two dates.

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30 July 1981

cc: Mr Goodison

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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