TNAG-1903-FCO40-2705-Hong-Kong-cabinet-meetings-on-Vietnamese-refugees-1990 — Page 75

JMr Harwell o.r.

+ PA

VR and VBP Population in Hong Kong

(Position as at 12:00 noon on 1.7.1989)

I.

Remaining Population

Vietnamese refugees

: 13,898

Vietnamese boat people: 33,713

121

HKB 273 /10

Total : 47,611

+ HIGH ISLAND NOW UNDER

CONSTRUCTION

II.

Refugee Centres

(A) Open Centre

Kai Tak Transit Centre

: 2,512

(2,600)

(B)

Departure Centre

Kai Tak VBP Departure Centre

247

(500)

(C)

Closed Centres

Sham Shui Po Closed Centre

2,474

(2,500)

Pillar Point VR Centre

:

1,602

(2,100)

San Yick Closed Centre

:

2,620

(2,700)

Tuen Mun Closed Centre

:

4,443

(2,900)

III.

VBP Detention Centres

(A) Detention Centres

Argyle Street Detention Centre Cape Collinson Correctional Institution : Chi Ma Wan Detention Centre

: 1,551

(1,300)

679

(600)

3,729

(2,640)

Erskine Detention Centre

1,651

(1,200)

Hei Ling Chau etention Centre Lowu Detentior Centre

:

3,122

(2,850)

118

(500)

Sham Shui Po I tention Centre

4,124

(4,000)

3,204

(7,000)

7,870

(7,200)

: 1,673

(1,600)

IV.

(B)

Shek Kong Detention Centre Whitehead Detention Centre 4 Ferries at Stonecutters

Reception Centres

Green Island Reception Centre

Tai A Chau

Closed: Population now moved to

Hei Ling Chan

:

1,142 4,558

(730)

(-)

Total :

47,611

In addition, we plan to house about 7,000 VBP at High Island when it is ready.

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