HC Deb 28 February 1996 vol 272 c557W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese boat people are currently detained in Hong Kong. [17658]

Mr. Hanley

On 23 February 1996, there were 19,499 Vietnamese in detention in Hong Kong.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese boat people have been deported from Hong Kong in each of the last three years. [17659]

Mr. Hanley

The breakdown of Vietnamese who have returned to Vietnam from Hong Kong since 1993 is as follows:

Voluntary repatriation Orderly repatriation Deportation
1993 12,301 375 75
1994 5,581 242 116
1995 1,668 858 112
19961 552 218 14
1 To 23 February.

Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions in the past 12 months the Governor of Hong Kong invited(a) Mr. C. H. Tung, (b) Mr. Rong Yiren, (c) Mr. DavidChoy, (d) Mr. Tsui Tsin-tong, (e) Mr. George Cardona and (f) Mr. Algy Cluff to (i) receptions, (ii) lunches and (iii) dinners. [17865]

Mr. Hanley

The Governor has naturally met some of these people on a number of occasions in the course of his official duties.