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Question 34

4.

f ew

The population in the

camp s

has fallen over the last

months, due more to a fall in the number of arrivals than to a

higher rate of resettlement.

Question 35

5.

MP s

aspects

and Peers continue take a great interest in all

of the "closed camps" policy. Lord Chitnis (Chairman of BRC' s

Refugee Action) is visiting Hong Kong from 13-22 February, and there

is a regular flow of correspondence with Parliamentarians.

Question 37 and 38

6.

Mr Best

appears to be seeking information on what might

happen in the ev en t that some Vietnamese refugees remained in Hong

Kong in 1997. We expect that all will have been resettled by then;

even i f s ome remained, their status should not be affected

adversely, given the provisions in the Joint Declaration to maintain

Hong Kong's current legal and social systems and China's treatment of Vietnamese refugees to date.

generous