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Vietnamese Refugees

Volume 960: debated on Thursday 18 January 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action Her Majesty's Government have taken to secure an international solution to the problem of the 2,700 Vietnamese refugees on board the SS "Huey Fong ", at present anchored off Hong Kong, and those on similar vessels in the future.

The Government actively support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' efforts to find solutions to the tragic problems of IndoChinese refugees, including boat people such as those on the "Huey Fong ". I reported on the recent international consultations, which I attended, in the Adjournment debate on 15th December.