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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: RESETTLEMENT IN UK
Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect to announce arrangements for the acceptance for family reunion in the United Kingdom of a further 365 more distantly related refugees now in Hong Kong, and what representations they have received on that subject.
The Earl of Caithness: The Government announced on 8th May its acceptance for settlement here over a two-year period of 468 Vietnamese in Hong Kong who have been identified as close relatives of those already here. There are no plans to extend the criteria for family reunion beyond those currently applied, although we are always willing to consider any individual cases brought to our attention. We have received a number of representations about the possibility of allowing further Vietnamese refugees to be resettled in this country, including from a delegation headed by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham which recently met Mr. Timothy Renton, the Home Office Minister of State responsible for these matters.
12 November
2. Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many persons are in custody at Victoria Prison. Hong Kong: how many of them are Vietnamese refugees: how many of them have been sentenced by a court and on what grounds any non-sentenced persons are detained; whether the Vietnamese prisoners were included in the total of 6.372 refugees stated to be in closed camps in Hong Kong оп 4th November [H.L. Deb.. 9th November, col. 1280].
Lord Glenarthur: Four hundred and twenty-five persons are in custody in Victoria Prison, including six Vietnamese refugees. Of the latter, one has been sentenced by a court, two are detained for their own safety following their involvement in assaults and three are known troublemakers from closed centres. They were all included in the 6.372 refugees stated to be in closed centres in Hong Kong on 4th November.
1987
26 November
1987
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