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IN WESTERN COUNTRIES AND FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED IN HONG KONG INDEFINITELY. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY THAT HAS TO BEAR THE COST OF LOOKING AFTER THE PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT OF OUR CREATION OR WITHIN OUR CONTROL. IT IS INDEFENSIBLE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO RETURN THE ILLEGAL TRAVELLERS TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, ABOUT 50 PER DAY ACROSS THE CHINESE BORDER, ON THE ONE HAND AND ACCEPT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON THE OTHER, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THEY ARE BOTH DRIVEN BY THE SAME INCENTIVE DESIRE FOR A BETTER LIFE STYLE. HAS THE HMG PURSUED THE POSSIBILITY OF INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT?
IN FEBRUARY 1985, THIS COUNCIL WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY, AND PRESUMABLY HMG WAS REQUESTED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
WHAT PROGRESS, IF ANY, HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXTRACT THE ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION FROM THE HMG AND INFORM THIS COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IF NO
. THEN THE SOLUTION TO THE ROOT OF THIS PROBLEM IS FORTHCOMING, EXISTING POLICY SHOULD BE REVIEWED WITH A VIEW TO CONTAINING THE PROBLEM WITH OUR OWN MEANS.
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