§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong have (a) applied to settle in the United Kingdom and (b) been accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Rifkind24,457 Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong have applied to settle in the United Kingdom since the start of 1979; 12,100 of these have been accepted for resettlement.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish a table of the countries to which Vietnamese refugees currently in Hong Kong have applied for settlement and the number each country has accepted for settlement from Hong Kong.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information is as follows:
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Countries to which refugees currently in Hong Kong have applied for resettlement Total number accepted for resettlement Australia 103 Belgium — Canada 230 China — Denmark 1 France — West Germany — Israel — Japan 23 Netherlands 23 New Caledonia — New Zealand — Spain — United Kingdom 35 United States of America 148 Vanuatu —
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees are (a) in Hong Kong and (b) in closed camps in Hong Kong.
§ Mr. Rifkind12,809 Vietnamese refugees are currently in Hong Kong awaiting resettlement in third countries; 5,841 of these are in closed camps.