HC Deb 12 July 1982 vol 27 c269W
Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the number of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong increased by 813 between 7 April and 30 June.

Mr. Rifkind

Since early May the rate of arrival of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong has exceeded the rate of resettlement. The rate of arrival normally increases during the summer months. At the same time it has become harder to find resettlement places.