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Question No. 14

Expenditure on Vietnamese refugees since 1979

Written Reply by

The Hon G.T. Barnes, J.P., Secretary for Security to a question from Hon. Mrs Rita Fan, OBE, JP for the

Legislative Council meeting of 9 March 1988

14. MRS. FAN asked:

Question

Will the Government inform this Council how much taxpayers' money has been spent on Vietnamese refugees since 1979 when Hong Kong became a place of first

asylum, together with the yearly expenditure up to March 1988 ?

Written Reply

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

Sir,

le

Total Government expenditure on Vietnamese

refugees from January 1979 to date was approximately $900 million.

$900M This can be (largely) broken down by years as

follows :