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#0030 HONG KONG REFUGEE:
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The Hong Kong government is ending its policy of automatically
accepting all arrivals from Vietnam as legitimate refugees,
It
follows a huge increase in the number arriving there this year.
Thursday, only those fleeing from political persecution will be
accepted and not those who left Vietnam simply in search of a
better life. Under the new system, due to be formally announced
today, those judged to be illegal immigrants will be detained in
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separate camps to await repatriation once suitable guarantees have
been received from Vietnam,
Correspondents say nearly eight thousand
Vietnamese boat people have arrived in Hong Kong so far this year
a vast increase on previous years causing severe pressure on
accommodation centres and resentment among the local community who
have to pay for them.
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