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Supplementary to Question No. 4

in Legco on 9.3.88

MRS. CHOW : Sir,

will Government

whether Vietnamese

been

or

are still

inform this Council

Vietnamese refugees with a criminal record have

countries?

accepted for resettlement by third

If yes, how many such cases have there been in

the past? And if not, will Government be forced to accept

them as a permanent element in our community?

and

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : Sir, there is no hard and fast

rules on the acceptance by recipient countries of

Vietnamese refugees who have a criminal record. Generally

they do not like accepting such refugees but family

reunion criteria may over-ride such considerations

this has happened in the United Kingdom's case. In the

event of countries not, at the end of the day shall we

say, accepting refugees who have long criminal records,

clearly we would have to think hard about their future.