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31 Mr Keith Best (Ynys Môn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreig nand Commonwealth Affairs, how many Vietnamese refugees in closed camps in Hong Kong claim to have spouses in open camps; what discussions he has had about the possibility of them being able to join one another; what action is proposed; and if he will make a statement.

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Sixty Vietnamese refugees in open camps have claimed to have spouses in closed camps. Of these 47 have joined their spouses in closed camps, 5 cases are pending and 5 have withdrawn their request to join their spouses. In the other 3 cases the couples left Hong Kong together for resettlement before reunion could take place.