TNAG-1423-FCO40-1906-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-general-1985 — Page 126

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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNDER FOI EXEMPTION NO...27(1)

8. The closed camp policy is the only measure that the Hong Kong

Government have So far taken to try to deter Vietnamese from

travelling to Hong Kong. Although it by no means provides a

complete answer to the problem (refugees continue to arrive), and

has itself created new problems, the Hong Kong Government consider

that the advantages of the policy decisively outweigh the

disadvantages and that this policy of deterrence must continue.

CONFIDENTIAL