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(paragraph 5.8). The Government have continued to press the Chinese authorities to step up their efforts to prevent asylum seekes transitting China en route to Hong Kong both overland and along the South China coast. The latest evidence suggests that 90% of new arrivals now make most of the journey overland. Information on the routes used is being passed to the Chinese authorities on a regular

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37. The Government recognise that the Vietnamese boat people problem has for many years imposed a heavy social and financial burden on Hong Kong. Since the beginning of 1989 the Government have pledged or contributed nearly £37 million towards the boat people problem, either in support of UNHCR operations in Hong Kong or direct to the Hong Kong Government for emergency accommodation.

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