§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Hazel Grove on 21 March, Official Report, c. 346, he will describe the regime of the closed refugee centres in Hong Kong.
§ Mr. RifkindClosed centres are managed by correctional services department staff specially recruited and trained for refugee work. Refugees are not permitted to leave the centres or take outside employment. Movement within centres is unrestricted and family unity is preserved. Education, health, welfare and recreational facilities and voluntary paid work are available for all. Officials of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees have full access to the centres, and visit them frequently.