HC Deb 24 February 1984 vol 54 cc641-2W
Mr. Soley

asked 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. Rifkind

24,457 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. Soley

asked 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. Rifkind

The information is as follows:

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. Soley

asked 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. Rifkind

12,809 Vietnamese refugees are currently in Hong Kong awaiting resettlement in third countries; 5,841 of these are in closed camps.

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