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NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES
CLOSED CENTRE POLICY
GENERAL
Closed centre policy was introduced in July 1982 in an
attempt to deter further boat people from setting out for
Hong Kong from Vietnam. Measure was forced on the Hong
Kong Government by events: resettlement prospects for
those in Hong Kong's camps were deteriorating, while
refugees continued to arrive.
BY LEGALITY OF CLOSED CENTRE POLICY WAS IT APPROVED/UK PROVED UK
PARLIAMENT?
No. It was established by Hong Kong's Immigration
(Amendment) Ordinance 1982. (The order was made by the
Governor with advice and consent of the Legislative
Council, under powers conferred by the Letters Patent and
Royal Instructions. It was then submitted to the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
who decided not to disallow it).
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