on
The frustration felt by the Hong Kong community the problem was voiced by a large number of my colleagues in a debate last week. They urged HMG to:
(a)
reaffirm its commitment
to help Hong Kong
resolve the problem by substantially intake of vietnamese
its increasing refugees from Hong Kong;
(b)
persuade other resettlement
UK's follow refugees; and
lead
and
countries to accept
to
more
(c)
continue negotiations with the
with
a
Government arrangements to repatriate boat people who
view
to
Vietnamese making
have
arrived
in Hong
Kong
since
16 June 1988
and who
do
not
qualify
as
refugees.
a
In a recent
recent radio interview, the Minister of State for Home Affairs gave as reason for the low resettlement places 'for Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong the fact that the UK were taking 30 per month from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure
that bewildered Kong of Hong Programme. The people of priority should be given to a country for which the U.K. nas no constitutional responsibility at the expense of a territory for which it has.
are
At
interest
in
time when Hong Kong
there is
is growing diminishing,
by helping
we
concern
look
US
to
demonstrate its responsibility long-standing problem.
that UK's to to HMG solve this
Yours sincerely,
Lydia DUNN
On behalf of all the Members of Executive à Legislative Councils
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