§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action the Government are taking to help Hong Kong cope with the problem of Vietnamese refugees in the territory.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweI am very conscious of the financial burden that has been imposed on the territory by Vietnamese boat people. I have, therefore, decided that the Government should make a contribution of up to £6 million in response to an international appeal which UNHCR will shortly launch for funds to meet the capital costs of Pillar Point, a new refugee centre which the Hong Kong Government are constructing in the territory for refugees awaiting resettlement. This underlines our firm intention to help Hong Kong deal with this immensely difficult humanitarian problem in every way we can.
Table 1 Appeals to county court Total Settled out of court Findings upheld Findings overturned Result unknown Withdrawn Appeals by respondent under section 28(2) 37 20 6 8 3 — Appeals by complainant under section 28(3) 22 3 6 1 11 1
Table 2 Appeals by respondents against FEA findings of discrimination under section 28(2) of The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 Date appeals lodged Organisation involved Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned) November 1977 Civil Service Commission Overturned December 1978 Craigavon Borough Council 1Overturned January 1979 Newry and Mourne District Council Overturned May 1979 Craigavon Borough Council Overturned September 1981 Armagh District Council 2Upheld November 1981 Lisburn Borough Council Upheld December 1984 Southern Health and Social Services Overturned April 1985 Derry City Council Overturned April 1985 Northern Ireland Electricity 3Overturned February 1986 Department of Environment (NI) Overturned August 1986 Southern Health and Social Services Board Upheld November 1986 The Village Inn Upheld May 1987 Ministry of Defence Upheld 1 Original FEA findings upheld by Court of Appeal. 2 Original FEA findings overturned by Court of Appeal. 3 FEA appeal pending at Court of Appeal.