HC Deb 02 December 1988 vol 142 c401W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for how many Vietnamese refugees the United Kingdom has provided sanctuary during each of the last five years.

Mr. Waldegrave

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Taunton (Mr. Nicholson) on 29 November.

Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees are currently in Hong Kong.

Mr. Waldegrave

On 30 November there were 25,197 Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong, of whom 15,323 have refugee status.

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