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The centres are run by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) because the Hong Kong Government consider them to be the service best suited in Hong Kong to perform the task. CSD have experience of administering a wide variety of institutions, such as treatment centres for addicts undergoing rehabilitation and training centres for young offenders. The daily affairs of each centre are run in close consultation with individual centre committees composed of elected representatives from each hut.
As Ms Dane is no doubt aware, questions relating to entry into this country fall within the responsibility of the Home Office. I would however point out that Britain has accepted some 19,000 Vietnamese refugees, most of them from Hong Kong, for resettlement. We also have a continuing international commitment to resettle family reunion and ship rescue cases. We maintain regular contact with the UNHCR and other countries to find permanent solutions for all Indo-Chinese, including those who are at present in Hong Kong. We are most anxious to bring about an early solution to the problem.
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