TNAG-1185-FCO40-1487-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-the--1982 — Page 70

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MEMO

Commissioner of Police (DSB) To:

From:

Ref : (144) in SF/404-124

Tel : 5-284284 Ext. 204

Date : 30th November 1982

Secretary for Security

NO

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Vietnamese Refugees - Motivation during September/October 1982

52 direct arrivals from Vietnam were interviewed for this

survey during September and October 1982.

2.

The results are as follows:

Motivating Factor

No. of Claimants

Approx % of Total

Economic

32

60

Economic and avoidance of military service

6

12

Total Economic

38

72

Former Govt./Military personnel claiming to be political refugees

12

24

Ethnic Chinese fleeing persecution

2

4

14

28

3.

Refugees were also questioned on the closed camp policy and their reactions to it. The questions asked and the answers received are summarised as follows:

YES

NO

a) Were you aware of the closed camp

policy before you left Vietnam?

5

47

b)

If you had understood the meaning of the policy before leaving Vietnam would you have come?

44

3

As predicted

by MA (fano c) Are you content to remain in the closed

camp indefinitely rather than seek repatriation to Vietnam?

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C.C.

PA (3)

49

3

qués.

(P. Davies)

for Director of Special Branch

for Commissioner of Police

PD/TLICONFIDENTIAL ##

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