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Many of the '''Vietnamese people in [[Hong Kong]]''' immigrated as a result of the war and persecution in [[Vietnam]] since the mid-1970s.
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| group = Vietnamese people in Hong Kong<br> 在港越南人
| religions = [[Vietnamese folk religion]], [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]]
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Many of the '''Vietnamese people in Hong Kong''' immigrated as a result of the [[Vietnam War]] and persecution since the mid-1970s.


Backed by a humanitarian policy of the [[Colonial Hong Kong|colonial government]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | title = Humane refugee policy will continue says official | date = May 27, 1981 | publisher = South China Morning Post | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127430.pdf}}</ref>, and under the auspices of the United Nations, a community of Vietnamese, mainly [[Hoa|ethnic Chinese]]{{Fact|date=October 2007}}, were permitted to settle in Hong Kong.
Backed by a humanitarian policy of the [[Hong Kong Government]],<ref>{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | title = Humane refugee policy will continue says official | date = 27 May 1981 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127430.pdf}}</ref> and under the auspices of the United Nations, some Vietnamese were permitted to settle in Hong Kong.


The illegal entry of Vietnamese refugees was a problem which plagued the Hong Kong government for 25 years. The problem was only resolved in 2000. Between 1975 and 1999, 143 700 Vietnamese refugees were resettled in other countries and more than 67 000 Vietnamese migrants were repatriated<ref name="immig">[http://www.immd.gov.hk/40/eng/mil/70s/mil_70s_iv.html The influx of Vietnamese boat people] Immigration Department, Hong Kong Government, Accessed 2 May, 2007</ref>.
The [[illegal entry]] of Vietnamese [[refugee]]s was a problem which the [[Government of Hong Kong]] faced for 25 years. The problem was only resolved in 2000. Between 1975 and 1999, 143,700 Vietnamese refugees were resettled in other countries and more than 67,000 Vietnamese migrants were repatriated.<ref name="immig">[http://www.immd.gov.hk/40/eng/mil/70s/mil_70s_iv.html The influx of Vietnamese boat people] Immigration Department, Hong Kong Government, Accessed 2 May 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220321/http://www.immd.gov.hk/40/eng/mil/70s/mil_70s_iv.html |date=26 September 2007 }}</ref>

The Vietnamese community in Hong Kong today falls into two major categories: those who came as refugees and ended up staying and integrating into the local community, and those who have arrived in Hong Kong via a third country due to either their work or personal circumstances. This second group, although small, is a growing community. Many of the Vietnamese living in Hong Kong have Chinese ancestry, making integration easier.


==Vietnam War and refugee migration==
==Vietnam War and refugee migration==
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===1970s - from a trickle to a flood===
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After the [[Vietnam War]] ended in 1975, the victorious [[Vietcong]] forces reunited the [[North Vietnam|northern]] and [[South Vietnam|southern]] halves of the country, many people began to flee out of fear of the new [[Politics of Vietnam|Communist Government]]. Many refugees fled across the border into Thailand, whilst others headed by boat to nearby countries, initially Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong<ref name="armada">{{cite news | last = Chang | first = Harold | title = 5,000 on way to HK in Vietnamese armada | date = June 25, 1977 | publisher = [[South China Morning Post]] | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127010.pdf
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===1970s – from a trickle to a flood===
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Hong Kong received its first wave of Vietnamese refugees on [[4 May]], [[1975]]. A 3,743-strong [[refugee]] group was found hiding on board the Danish freighter ''Clara Mǣrsk'' and were accepted as refugees. Although the Hong Kong Government declared them "[[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]]"<ref name="II">{{cite news |title = Govt now calls them illegal immigrants | date = May 23, 1975 | publisher = [[The Standard|Hong Kong Standard]] | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126987.pdf}}</ref>, this arrival marked the start of a wave of refugee migrations to Hong Kong<ref>{{cite news | title = Drive to place 3,750 goes on | date = May 7, 1975 | publisher = South China Morning Post | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126980.pdf}}</ref>. Initially, Western governments shirked responsibility for resetling any refugees. In 1976, the Hong Kong Government applied to the [[United Nations High Commission for Refugees]] (UNHCR) for material aid and faster processing of resettlement requests<ref>{{cite news | last = Polin | first = Tom | title = Governor calls on UNHCR to do more | date = May 26, 1976 | publisher = South China Morning Post | page =1 |url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126996.pdf}}</ref>. One year later, this first group of refugees, who had been under the responsibility of the Civil Aid Services, were entirely resettled in the United States, France, Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong<ref name="war's over">{{cite news | last = Choi | first = Barry | title = War's over at last for last 31 | date = June 25, 1979 | publisher = South China Morning Post | page =1 |url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127195.pdf}}</ref>.
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After the [[Vietnam War]] ended in April 1975 with the [[Fall of Saigon]], [[North Vietnam]] reunited the northern and [[South Vietnam|southern]] halves of the country, many people began to flee out of fear of the new [[Politics of Vietnam|communist government]]. Many refugees headed by boat to nearby countries, initially Singapore, [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], and Hong Kong.<ref name="armada">{{cite news | last = Chang | first = Harold | title = 5,000 on way to HK in Vietnamese armada | date = 25 June 1977 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127010.pdf
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Hong Kong received its first wave of Vietnamese refugees on 4 May 1975. A 3,743-strong [[refugee]] group was found arriving on board the Danish [[Cargo ship|freighter]] ''Clara Mærsk'' and were accepted as refugees. Although the Hong Kong Government declared them "[[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]]",<ref name="II">{{cite news |title = Govt now calls them illegal immigrants | date = 23 May 1975 |work=The Standard |location=Hong Kong | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126987.pdf}}</ref> this arrival marked the start of a wave of refugee migrations to Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news | title = Drive to place 3,750 goes on | date = 7 May 1975 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126980.pdf}}</ref> Initially, Western governments shirked responsibility for resettling any refugees. In 1976, the Hong Kong Government applied to the [[United Nations High Commission for Refugees]] (UNHCR) for material aid and faster processing of resettlement requests.<ref>{{cite news | last = Polin | first = Tom | title = Governor calls on UNHCR to do more | date = 26 May 1976 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/126996.pdf}}</ref> One year later, this first group of refugees, who had been under the responsibility of the [[Civil Aid Service]], were entirely resettled in the United States, France, Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong.<ref name="war's over">{{cite news | last = Choi | first = Barry | title = War's over at last for last 31 | date = 25 June 1979 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127195.pdf}}</ref>
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In 1979, the [[Vietcong]] started [[ethnic cleansing]] in major cities in Vietnam, causing many Vietnamese to seek refugee status in Hong Kong. Hong Kong declared itself a ''First Port of Refuge''. Soon, the Thai government stopped accepting refugees. Singapore, Malaysia did not allow the refugees to land, thus effectively turning the refugees away<ref name="armada"/>. Hong Kong, with the status of "safe haven", soon became the leading destination. The [[BBC World Service]] spurred the choice by making known Hong Kong's 3-month grace period in which to make resettlement applications to third countries<ref name="gold">{{cite news | last = Chang | first = Harold | title = Vietnam escape trail paved with gold | date = June 26, 1977 | publisher = South China Morning Post | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127011.pdf}}</ref>. Hong Kong was also known for its liberal policy of allowing landed refugees the right to work. It was the peak year of arrivals, when more than 68,700 people arrived in Hong Kong<ref name="immig"/>.


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In 1979, in response to China's attempted invasion of Vietnam,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/prc-vietnam.htm|title = Chinese Invasion of Vietnam}}</ref> the Vietnamese Government began repressing [[Hoa people|ethnic Chinese in Vietnam]] causing many to seek refugee status in Hong Kong. Hong Kong declared itself the "port of first asylum". Soon, the [[Thai government]] stopped accepting refugees. Singapore and Malaysia did not allow the refugees to land, effectively turning the refugees away.<ref name="armada"/> Hong Kong, with the status of "safe haven", soon became the leading destination. The [[BBC World Service]] spurred the choice by making known Hong Kong's 3-month grace period in which to make resettlement applications to a third country.<ref name="gold">{{cite news | last = Chang | first = Harold | title = Vietnam escape trail paved with gold | date = 26 June 1977 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | page =1 |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127011.pdf}}</ref> Hong Kong was also known for its liberal policy of allowing landed refugees the right to work. It was the peak year of arrivals, when more than 68,700 people arrived in Hong Kong.<ref name="immig"/>
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===1980s - stemming the tide===
The tide of refugees continued to flow, and in 1980, more than 100,000 Vietnamese sought refugee rights in Hong Kong{{dubious}}. At this time, these migrants usually succeeded in gaining refugee status, and were eventually accepted by Western countries.


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===1980s – stemming the tide===
To deter the influx of refugees, new arrivals from Vietnam were interned in "closed camps" from July 1982 as possibilities for resettlement to third countries dwindled<ref name="closed camp">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = June 16, 1982 | publisher = South China Morning Post |title = Exco 'Yes' to closed camps | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127472.pdf}}</ref>. These camps were criticised for keeping freedom-seeking people "behind barbed wire"<ref name="barbed wire">{{cite news | last = Chugani | first = Michael | title = Council raps refugee policy |date= December 7, 1984 | publisher = South China Morning Post |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127635.pdf}}</ref>.
To deter the influx of refugees, new arrivals from Vietnam were interned in "[[refugee camp|closed camps]]" from July 1982 as possibilities for resettlement to third countries dwindled.<ref name="closed camp">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = 16 June 1982 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |title = Exco 'Yes' to closed camps | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127472.pdf}}</ref> These camps were criticised for keeping freedom-seeking people "behind barbed wire".<ref name="barbed wire">{{cite news | last = Chugani | first = Michael | title = Council raps refugee policy |date= 7 December 1984 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127635.pdf}}</ref>


The United States started imposing stricter entry requirements on refugees in 1982 in a bid to slow the numbers accepted<ref name="slashed">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = February 10, 1982 | publisher = South China Morning Post |title = Boat people intake slashed | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127449.pdf}}</ref>. The war atrocities were long since over, together with the world-wide recession, came the realisation that the refugees were predominantly economic<ref>{{cite news |title = A 'Catch-22' situation over refugees | date = June 10, 1983 | publisher = [[The Standard|Hong Kong Standard]] | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127569.pdf}}</ref>. Most refugees from Vietnam from about 1984 were part of the "orderly departure scheme" sanctioned by the Vietnamese government<ref>{{cite news |title = Friendless shore | date = January 28, 1984 | publisher = [[The Economist]] | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127592.pdf}}</ref>.
The United States started imposing stricter entry requirements on refugees in 1982 in a bid to slow the numbers accepted.<ref name="slashed">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = 10 February 1982 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |title = Boat people intake slashed | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127449.pdf}}</ref> The refugees were predominantly economic from the mid-1980s and onwards.<ref>{{cite news |title = A 'Catch-22' situation over refugees | date = 10 June 1983 |work=The Standard |location=Hong Kong | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127569.pdf}}</ref> Most refugees from Vietnam from about 1984 were part of the "orderly departure scheme" sanctioned by the Vietnamese government.<ref>{{cite news |title = Friendless shore | date = 28 January 1984 |newspaper=The Economist | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127592.pdf}}</ref>


By 1987, many other Western countries had lowering their quotas for Vietnamese refugees whilst the influx into Hong Kong continued to increase, peaking at some 300 a day in 1989<ref name="sek kong"/>, fed by rumours that Vietnamese migrants could gain amnesty simply by landing on Hong Kong soil. The government adopted a [[Comprehensive Plan of Action]] on [[16 June]], [[1988]], separating political refugees (classified as refugees) from economic refugees (classified as "boat people"). Economic refugees were considered illegal immigrants; they were denied the right to be transferred to a third country and were all sent back to Vietnam.
By 1987, many other Western countries had lowered their quotas for Vietnamese refugees whilst the influx into Hong Kong continued to increase, peaking at some 300 a day in 1989,<ref name="sek kong"/> fed by rumours that Vietnamese migrants could gain amnesty simply by landing on Hong Kong soil. The government adopted a [[Comprehensive Plan of Action]] on 16 June 1988, separating political refugees (classified as refugees) from economic refugees (classified as "[[boat people]]"). Economic refugees were considered illegal immigrants; they were denied the right to be transferred to a third country and were all sent back to Vietnam.


===1990s - orderly repatriations===
===1990s – orderly repatriations===
[[File:HK Causeway Bay Tang Lung Street Pho Vietnamese Restaurant Circle Tower 1.JPG|thumb|A Vietnamese restaurant in Hong Kong]]
In the early 1990s, the Hong Kong government began an orderly repatriation programme. It began as a voluntary programme, but it was poorly received by the Vietnamese migrants, despite an agreement with the Vietnamese government that barred retributions against the migrants upon their return. Eventually, the Hong Kong government decided to forcibly repatriate the Vietnamese [[boat people]]<ref name="forced">{{cite news | last = McKenzie | first = Scott | title = Return trip to reality |date=September 24, 1989 | publisher = South China Morning Post |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.35/132573.pdf}}</ref>.
There were 54,341 Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong at the end of June 1990. About 20% of them were classified as refugees, 20% as not refugees, and 60% were waiting to be screened.<ref name="Other report">{{cite book |title= The Other Hong Kong Report 1990|last= Bale|first= Chris|editor1-last= Wong|editor1-first= Richard Y.C.|editor2-last= Cheng|editor2-first= Joseph Y.S.|year= 1990|publisher= [[Chinese University Press]]|location= Hong Kong|isbn= 9789622014947|pages= 159–174}}</ref> The first forced repatriation took place on 12 December 1989, and involved 52 Vietnamese boat people. The poor public relation handling of the action led to an international outcry.<ref name="Other report"/> The number of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong peaked at 64,300 in October 1991.<ref name="High Island">{{cite news |last= Clarke|first= Rachel|date= 27 May 1998|title= High Island camp closes after 9 years|url= http://www.scmp.com/article/242364/high-island-camp-closes-after-9-years|newspaper= [[South China Morning Post]]|location= Hong Kong|access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> In the early 1990s, the Hong Kong government began an orderly repatriation programme. It began as a voluntary programme, but it was poorly received by the Vietnamese migrants, despite an agreement with the Vietnamese government that barred retributions against the migrants upon their return. Eventually, the Hong Kong government decided to forcibly repatriate the Vietnamese boat people.<ref name="forced">{{cite news | last = McKenzie | first = Scott | title = Return trip to reality |date=24 September 1989 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.35/132573.pdf}}</ref>


The Comprehensive Plan of Action was carried out by 1994. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the Hong Kong government began to broadcast a Vietnamese radio announcement in an attempt to deter Vietnamese migrants from making way to Hong Kong. This came to be known as the [[Bắt đầu từ nay]] broadcast.
The Comprehensive Plan of Action was carried out by 1994. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the Hong Kong government began to broadcast a Vietnamese radio announcement in an attempt to deter Vietnamese migrants from making way to Hong Kong. This came to be known as the '''[[Bắt đầu từ nay]] broadcast'''.


As the situation in Vietnam improved, and the flow of boat people was stemmed, Hong Kong's status as a ''First Port of Refuge'' was revoked on [[9 January]], [[1998]]. However, until 2000, Hong Kong still issued identity cards to the boat people in Hong Kong in an effort to allow them to assimilate into the society.
As the economic and political situation in Vietnam improved, and the flow of boat people was stemmed, Hong Kong's status as a ''first port of asylum'' was revoked on 9 January 1998. By mid-1998, there were 2,160 Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.<ref name="High Island"/> However, until 2000, Hong Kong still issued identity cards to the boat people in Hong Kong in an effort to allow them to [[cultural assimilation|assimilate]] into the society.

===2000s – integration===
In February 2000, the Hong Kong government announced that it would widen the [[Local Resettlement Scheme]] for Vietnamese refugees and migrants, allowing 1,400 refugees and migrants to settle in Hong Kong. The plan applied to 973 refugees that have been stranded in Hong Kong, and 327 migrants whom the Vietnamese government refused to accept. It did not apply to Vietnamese illegal immigrants. While stating that Hong Kong would continue to enforce the policy of repatriating illegal immigrants from Vietnam, then-[[Secretary for Security]] [[Regina Ip]] also commented that "the only effective and durable solution" for the refugees and migrants was "complete integration", and that "Integration is a humanitarian solution, especially for the children of the [refugees] and [migrants] who were born in Hong Kong."<ref name="2000resettlement">{{cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200002/22/0222141.htm|title=Plan to Integrate Vietnamese Refugees and Migrants Announced|publisher=Government of the Hong Kong SAR|date=22 February 2000|access-date=21 December 2007}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
[[File:Whitehead camp 2008.jpg|thumb|Whitehead camp in 2008.]]
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The first batch of 3,743 refugees in 1975 had been settled in a civilian refugee camp in Chatham Road pending their resettlement. This camp was to be demolished in 1976<ref name="war's over"/>.
[[File:Near high island reservoir land for refugees chingming06.jpg|thumb|Site of the former High Island Detention Centre.]]
[[File:Green Island Reception Centre.JPG|thumb|[[Green Island, Hong Kong|Green Island]] Reception Centre in 2013.]]
[[File:Site of Tai A Chau Detention Centre 04.jpg|thumb|Site of Tai A Chau Detention Centre.]]
{{main|Vietnamese refugee detention centres in Hong Kong}}
===Timeline===
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The first batch of 3,743 refugees in 1975 had been settled in a civilian [[refugee camp]] in [[Chatham Road]] pending their resettlement. This camp was to be demolished in 1977.<ref name="war's over"/>


Some 2,600 refugees aboard the vessel ''[[Skyluck]]'' which arrived on February 7, 1979 were refused the right to land due to a shortage of facilities, and were kept on board the vessel for over 4 months. The conditions were regarded as being superior to some terrestrial "transit camps"<ref name="hunger">{{cite news |title = 2600 call off hunger strike | date = June 25, 1979 | publisher = [[The Standard|Hong Kong Standard]] | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127161.pdf}}</ref>. On June 29 1979, some refugees cut the anchor chain, causing the 3,500-ton ship to drift into rocks near [[Lamma Island]], and sink.
Some 2,600 refugees aboard the vessel ''[[Skyluck]]'' which arrived on 7 February 1979 were refused landing due to a shortage of facilities, and were kept on board the vessel for over 4 months. The conditions were regarded as being superior to some terrestrial "transit camps".<ref name="hunger">{{cite news |title = 2600 call off hunger strike | date = 25 June 1979 |work=The Standard |location=Hong Kong | url =http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127161.pdf}}</ref>


In June 1979, [[Sham Shui Po Camp|a camp]] was set up on a site adjacent to the [[Sham Shui Po Police Station|Police station]] at [[Sham Shui Po]] (closed March 1981)<ref name="closure">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = February 12, 1981 | publisher = South China Morning Post |title = Refugee camps continue to close | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127424.pdf
In June 1979, a camp was set up on a site adjacent to the [[Sham Shui Po Police Station|Police station]] at [[Sham Shui Po]] (closed March 1981),<ref name="closure">{{cite news | first = Donald | last = Cheung | date = 12 February 1981 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |title = Refugee camps continue to close | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127424.pdf
}}</ref>, another was opened at Jubilee (closed November 1980)<ref name="closure"/>; the Government opened the former Argyle Street Army camp to accommodate an estimated 20,000 refugees<ref name="feed">{{cite news | title = $125,000 a day for us to feed refugees| first =Eileen | last =Wong | publisher = South China Morning Post| url= http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127087.pdf |date= May 31, 1979}}</ref>; the Kai Tak East camp was set up to house an estimated 10,000; a 23-storey factory building in [[Tuen Mun]] to house an additional 16,000 was set up<ref name="Tuen Mun">{{cite news | title = 500 move to Tuen Mun | date = June 5, 1979 | publisher = South China Morning Post | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127098.pdf
}}</ref> another was opened at Jubilee (closed November 1980);<ref name="closure"/> the Government opened the former army camp [[Argyle Street Army camp|Argyle Street Camp]] to accommodate an estimated 20,000 refugees;<ref name="feed">{{cite news | title = $125,000 a day for us to feed refugees| first =Eileen | last =Wong |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong | url= http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.01/127087.pdf |date= 31 May 1979}}</ref> the Kai Tak East Camp was set up to house an estimated 10,000; a 23-storey factory building in [[Tuen Mun]] to house an additional 16,000 was set up,<ref name="Tuen Mun">{{cite news|title=500 move to Tuen Mun |date=5 June 1979 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127098.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410105309/http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.02/127098.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2008 }}</ref> temporary facilities were established at the [[Government Dockyard]] and Western Quarantine Anchorage.<ref name="feed"/>
}}</ref>, temporary facilities were established at the [[Government Dockyard]] and Western Quarantine Anchorage<ref name="feed"/>.


The Chimawan Detention Centre would become the first closed camp after the Government passed the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1982<ref name="closed camp"/>, set up on July 2. Plans for a second camp, at Hei Long Chau, were initiated at the end of July, shortly after the arrival of 1,523 refugees in the month<ref name="Rush">{{cite news | title = Rush job on closed camp | date = July 29, 1982 | publisher = South China Morning Post | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127484.pdf}}</ref>. Another closed camp was set up in [[Cape Collinson]]<ref name="barbed wire"/>
The [[Chi Ma Wan]] Detention Centre would become the first closed camp after the Government passed the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1982,<ref name="closed camp"/> set up on 2 July. Plans for a second camp, at [[Hei Ling Chau]], were initiated at the end of July, shortly after the arrival of 1,523 refugees in the month.<ref name="Rush">{{cite news|title=Rush job on closed camp |date=29 July 1982 |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127484.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410105332/http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.04/127484.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2008 }}</ref> Another closed camp was set up in [[Cape Collinson]].<ref name="barbed wire"/>


The Whitehead camp was set up in [[Shatin]] to accommodate 28,000. Later, from June 1989, the runway of the former military airfield at [[Shek Kong Airfield|Sek Kong]] was turned into a holding facility to house an estimated 7,000 refugees, amidst protests from local residents<ref name="sek kong">{{cite news | last = Tam | first = Bonnie | title = Local march to show anger at Viet policy | date = June 18, 1989 | publisher = South China Morning Post |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.15/129081.pdf}}</ref>. Prior to the [[1997]] handover, the facility reverted to as an airfield and is now used by the [[PLA Air Force]].
The Whitehead camp was set up in [[Wu Kai Sha]], [[Sha Tin District]], to accommodate 28,000. Later, from June 1989, the runway of the former military airfield at [[Shek Kong Airfield|Shek Kong]] was turned into a holding facility to house an estimated 7,000 refugees, amidst protests from local residents.<ref name="sek kong">{{cite news|last1=Griffin |first1=Kathy |last2=Tam |first2=Bonnie |title=Local march to show anger at Viet policy |date=18 June 1989 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.15/129081.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410105343/http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.15/129081.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2008 }}</ref> Prior to the 1997 handover, the facility reverted to an airfield and is now used by the Chinese [[PLA Air Force]].

===List of facilities===
Facilities included:
* [[Argyle Street Army camp|Argyle Street Camp]]. The camp started accommodating Vietnamese refugees in June 1979, with a planned capacity of 20,000.<ref name="Tuen Mun"/> Managed by the [[Civil Aid Service]].
* [[Cape Collinson]]. Managed by the [[Hong Kong Correctional Services|Correctional Services Department]] (CSD).
* [[Chi Ma Wan]]. Managed by the CSD.
* [[Green Island, Hong Kong|Green Island]]. Reception centre for new arrivals. Managed by the CSD.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hong Kong Yearbook 1997 |chapter=Detention Centres for Vietnamese Migrants |chapter-url=https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/1997/ch18/e18i13.htm |location= |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |page= |isbn=}}</ref>
* [[Hei Ling Chau]]. Managed by the CSD.
* [[High Island Detention Centre]] ({{zh|t=萬宜羈留中心|labels=no}}). Initially managed by [[Hong Kong Police Force|Hong Kong Police]], and then by the CSD from 1991.<ref name="High Island"/> The construction of the Centre was delayed by two months after concerned [[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] residents staged a sit-in at the site.<ref name="Other report"/> It opened in 1989 and closed in May 1998. During that period, more than 20,000 boat people passed through its doors.<ref name="High Island"/>
* [[Kai Tak]]. The former Headquarters Building of the former [[RAF Kai Tak]] station housed the Kai Tak Vietnamese Refugee Camp ({{zh|t=啟德越南難民營|labels=no}}) between 1979 and 1981. The facility continued to be used for detaining Vietnamese refugees under different names until 1997.<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_II_Items.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Items #365, 367, 369] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223210048/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_II_Items.pdf |date=23 February 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Lo Wu]]. Managed by Hong Kong Police.
* Nei Kwu ({{zh|t=励顾|labels=no}}), [[Hei Ling Chau]]. Managed by the CSD.
* [[Pillar Point, Hong Kong|Pillar Point]], [[Tuen Mun]]. The Pillar Point Vietnamese Refugees Centre (PPVRC) was the last Vietnamese refugee camp in activity. It closed on 31 May 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200005/29/0529169.htm|title=Pillar Point Vietnamese Refugees Centre to close at end of May|publisher=Government of the Hong Kong SAR|date=29 May 2000|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>
* [[Sham Shui Po Barracks]]
* [[Shek Kong Airfield|Shek Kong]]. Managed by Hong Kong Police. Opened in June 1989.<ref name="sek kong"/> 4,400 were accommodated there in tents in 1990.<ref name="Other report"/>
* [[Tai A Chau]] Detention Centre. The Centre operated from the late 1980s to 1996.<ref name="draft">[http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/archive/island_d/pdf/2008/IS_2008_107_EN.pdf Islands District Council. Paper No. IDC 107/2008. Draft South Soko Island Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-SSI/E]</ref> Initially set in rudimentary facilities, it was temporarily vacated after a [[cholera]] outbreak in September 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last= Basler|first= Barbara|date= 3 September 1989|title= Vietnam Refugees Riot in Hong Kong|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/03/world/vietnam-refugees-riot-in-hong-kong.html|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> Purpose-built facilities were then erected and the Centre reopened in late 1990, managed by the Hong Kong Housing Services For Refugees, a company initially set up by [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] to run the Pillar Point Refugee Centre.<ref name="Other report"/><ref name="Advance party">{{cite news |last= Batha|first= Emma|date= 12 September 1996|title= Advance party on way to Whitehead|url= http://www.scmp.com/article/173694/advance-party-way-whitehead|newspaper= [[South China Morning Post]]|location= Hong Kong|access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> The 5,500 detainees of the Centre were relocated to the Whitehead camp at the end of 1996.<ref name="Advance party"/> All the building structures were subsequently demolished.<ref name="draft"/>
* [[Tuen Mun]]. On 4 June 1979, the first 500 refugees moved into a 23-storey factory building rented by the Government in Hing Wong Street, with a planned capacity of 16,000.<ref name="Tuen Mun"/>
* Whitehead Detention Centre ({{zh|t=白石羈留中心|labels=no}}), in [[Wu Kai Sha]], [[Sha Tin District]]. Managed by the CSD. The largest centre by far, with 25,000 in 1990.<ref name="Other report"/>


==Financial cost==
==Financial cost==
The Security Branch revealed that, as at January 1983, the total cash outlay due to feeding and accommodating refugees had amounted to HKD270 million, of which 110 was born by Hong Kong, HKD120 million by the UNHCR, and the remainder by international agencies<ref>{{cite news |last = Wong | first = David |title = Cost of housing Viet refugees expected to soar | date = February 3, 1983 | publisher = [[The Standard|Hong Kong Standard]] | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127515.pdf}}</ref>.
The Security Branch revealed that, as at January 1983, the total cash outlay due to feeding and accommodating refugees had amounted to [[Hong Kong Dollar|HKD]] 270&nbsp;million, of which HKD 110 million was borne by Hong Kong, HKD120&nbsp;million by the [[UNHCR]], and the remainder by international agencies.<ref>{{cite news |last = Wong | first = David |title = Cost of housing Viet refugees expected to soar | date = 3 February 1983 |work=The Standard |location=Hong Kong | url = http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/02_09.05/127515.pdf}}</ref>


The [[United Nations]] owed Hong Kong HK$1.61 billion for its handling of Vietnamese boat people<ref name="debt">{{cite news | last = Cheung | first = Carmen |title = HK chasing $1.6b debt from UN |date=August 25, 1998 | publisher = [[The Standard|Hong Kong Standard]] | url =http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=40740&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=19980825&sear_year=1998
The United Nations owed Hong Kong HKD 1.61&nbsp;billion for its handling of Vietnamese [[boat people]].<ref name="debt">{{cite news | last = Cheung | first = Carmen | title = HK chasing $1.6b debt from UN | date = 25 August 1998 | work = The Standard | location = Hong Kong | url = http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=40740&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=19980825&sear_year=1998 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522035444/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=40740&sid=&con_type=1&d_str=19980825&sear_year=1998 | archive-date = 22 May 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The loan is still outstanding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1857873/how-europe-can-learn-hard-lessons-hong-kongs-vietnamese-refugee|title=How Europe can learn from the hard lessons of Hong Kong's Vietnamese refugee crisis|website=South China Morning Post|date=14 September 2015|access-date=2016-06-06}}</ref>

}}</ref>, still outstanding as of 2006.
==Residents from Vietnam / Hong Kong Hoa==

Immigrants prior to 1970s were mainly [[Hoa people|Hoa]] leaving [[Vietnam]] due to anti-Chinese sentiment. A handful of notable Hong Kong residents came during this period, including:

* [[Ray Lui]], Hong Kong actor left Vietnam in 1967
* [[Tsui Hark]], Hong Kong director, screenwriter left Vietnam in 1963
* [[Wan Kwong]], Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer left Vietnam in the 1960s
* [[Mary Jean Reimer]], Hong Kong actress moved to Hong Kong in 1965
* [[Wong Kwok-hing]], Hong Kong union leader and member of the Legco

Actor brothers [[François Wong]] and [[Stefan Wong (actor)|Stefan Wong]] were born in Hong Kong, of [[Hoa people|Hoa]] origin.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Vietnam|Hong Kong}}

* [[Indochina refugee crisis]] following the [[Fall of Saigon]]
* [[Overseas Vietnamese]]


==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120418014119/http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/facts_7.htm Facts and Statistics: Vietnamese Refugees]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7e1Kce8fU RTHK Documentary on Vietnamese in Hong Kong]
* [http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1252006/html/eiareport/Part2/Section12/Images/12%20annex%20c%20fig%203.6.pdf Aerial Photo of Tai A Chau in 1989, showing the Detention Centre]
* Pictures of High Island Detention Centre: [http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchDetail&VBID=2K1HZSWRM26B&PN=22&IID=2S5RYDIB9E31] [http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchDetail&VBID=2K1HZSWRM26B&PN=25&IID=2S5RYDI77002] [http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchDetail&VBID=2K1HZSWRM26B&PN=26&IID=2S5RYD10GEZC] [http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchDetail&VBID=2K1HZSWRM26B&PN=28&IID=2S5RYD1TGP7]


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Vietnamese people in Hong Kong
在港越南人
Regions with significant populations
 Hong Kong
Religion
Vietnamese folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity
Part of a series on
Ethnicity in Hong Kong

Many of the Vietnamese people in Hong Kong immigrated as a result of the Vietnam War and persecution since the mid-1970s.

Backed by a humanitarian policy of the Hong Kong Government,[1] and under the auspices of the United Nations, some Vietnamese were permitted to settle in Hong Kong.

The illegal entry of Vietnamese refugees was a problem which the Government of Hong Kong faced for 25 years. The problem was only resolved in 2000. Between 1975 and 1999, 143,700 Vietnamese refugees were resettled in other countries and more than 67,000 Vietnamese migrants were repatriated.[2]

The Vietnamese community in Hong Kong today falls into two major categories: those who came as refugees and ended up staying and integrating into the local community, and those who have arrived in Hong Kong via a third country due to either their work or personal circumstances. This second group, although small, is a growing community. Many of the Vietnamese living in Hong Kong have Chinese ancestry, making integration easier.

Vietnam War and refugee migration

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1970s – from a trickle to a flood

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After the Vietnam War ended in April 1975 with the Fall of Saigon, North Vietnam reunited the northern and southern halves of the country, many people began to flee out of fear of the new communist government. Many refugees headed by boat to nearby countries, initially Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.[3]

Hong Kong received its first wave of Vietnamese refugees on 4 May 1975. A 3,743-strong refugee group was found arriving on board the Danish freighter Clara Mærsk and were accepted as refugees. Although the Hong Kong Government declared them "illegal immigrants",[4] this arrival marked the start of a wave of refugee migrations to Hong Kong.[5] Initially, Western governments shirked responsibility for resettling any refugees. In 1976, the Hong Kong Government applied to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for material aid and faster processing of resettlement requests.[6] One year later, this first group of refugees, who had been under the responsibility of the Civil Aid Service, were entirely resettled in the United States, France, Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong.[7]

In 1979, in response to China's attempted invasion of Vietnam,[8] the Vietnamese Government began repressing ethnic Chinese in Vietnam causing many to seek refugee status in Hong Kong. Hong Kong declared itself the "port of first asylum". Soon, the Thai government stopped accepting refugees. Singapore and Malaysia did not allow the refugees to land, effectively turning the refugees away.[3] Hong Kong, with the status of "safe haven", soon became the leading destination. The BBC World Service spurred the choice by making known Hong Kong's 3-month grace period in which to make resettlement applications to a third country.[9] Hong Kong was also known for its liberal policy of allowing landed refugees the right to work. It was the peak year of arrivals, when more than 68,700 people arrived in Hong Kong.[2]

1980s – stemming the tide

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To deter the influx of refugees, new arrivals from Vietnam were interned in "closed camps" from July 1982 as possibilities for resettlement to third countries dwindled.[10] These camps were criticised for keeping freedom-seeking people "behind barbed wire".[11]

The United States started imposing stricter entry requirements on refugees in 1982 in a bid to slow the numbers accepted.[12] The refugees were predominantly economic from the mid-1980s and onwards.[13] Most refugees from Vietnam from about 1984 were part of the "orderly departure scheme" sanctioned by the Vietnamese government.[14]

By 1987, many other Western countries had lowered their quotas for Vietnamese refugees whilst the influx into Hong Kong continued to increase, peaking at some 300 a day in 1989,[15] fed by rumours that Vietnamese migrants could gain amnesty simply by landing on Hong Kong soil. The government adopted a Comprehensive Plan of Action on 16 June 1988, separating political refugees (classified as refugees) from economic refugees (classified as "boat people"). Economic refugees were considered illegal immigrants; they were denied the right to be transferred to a third country and were all sent back to Vietnam.

1990s – orderly repatriations

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A Vietnamese restaurant in Hong Kong

There were 54,341 Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong at the end of June 1990. About 20% of them were classified as refugees, 20% as not refugees, and 60% were waiting to be screened.[16] The first forced repatriation took place on 12 December 1989, and involved 52 Vietnamese boat people. The poor public relation handling of the action led to an international outcry.[16] The number of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong peaked at 64,300 in October 1991.[17] In the early 1990s, the Hong Kong government began an orderly repatriation programme. It began as a voluntary programme, but it was poorly received by the Vietnamese migrants, despite an agreement with the Vietnamese government that barred retributions against the migrants upon their return. Eventually, the Hong Kong government decided to forcibly repatriate the Vietnamese boat people.[18]

The Comprehensive Plan of Action was carried out by 1994. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the Hong Kong government began to broadcast a Vietnamese radio announcement in an attempt to deter Vietnamese migrants from making way to Hong Kong. This came to be known as the Bắt đầu từ nay broadcast.

As the economic and political situation in Vietnam improved, and the flow of boat people was stemmed, Hong Kong's status as a first port of asylum was revoked on 9 January 1998. By mid-1998, there were 2,160 Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.[17] However, until 2000, Hong Kong still issued identity cards to the boat people in Hong Kong in an effort to allow them to assimilate into the society.

2000s – integration

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In February 2000, the Hong Kong government announced that it would widen the Local Resettlement Scheme for Vietnamese refugees and migrants, allowing 1,400 refugees and migrants to settle in Hong Kong. The plan applied to 973 refugees that have been stranded in Hong Kong, and 327 migrants whom the Vietnamese government refused to accept. It did not apply to Vietnamese illegal immigrants. While stating that Hong Kong would continue to enforce the policy of repatriating illegal immigrants from Vietnam, then-Secretary for Security Regina Ip also commented that "the only effective and durable solution" for the refugees and migrants was "complete integration", and that "Integration is a humanitarian solution, especially for the children of the [refugees] and [migrants] who were born in Hong Kong."[19]

Facilities

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Whitehead camp in 2008.
Site of the former High Island Detention Centre.
Green Island Reception Centre in 2013.
Site of Tai A Chau Detention Centre.
Main article: Vietnamese refugee detention centres in Hong Kong

Timeline

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The first batch of 3,743 refugees in 1975 had been settled in a civilian refugee camp in Chatham Road pending their resettlement. This camp was to be demolished in 1977.[7]

Some 2,600 refugees aboard the vessel Skyluck which arrived on 7 February 1979 were refused landing due to a shortage of facilities, and were kept on board the vessel for over 4 months. The conditions were regarded as being superior to some terrestrial "transit camps".[20]

In June 1979, a camp was set up on a site adjacent to the Police station at Sham Shui Po (closed March 1981),[21] another was opened at Jubilee (closed November 1980);[21] the Government opened the former army camp Argyle Street Camp to accommodate an estimated 20,000 refugees;[22] the Kai Tak East Camp was set up to house an estimated 10,000; a 23-storey factory building in Tuen Mun to house an additional 16,000 was set up,[23] temporary facilities were established at the Government Dockyard and Western Quarantine Anchorage.[22]

The Chi Ma Wan Detention Centre would become the first closed camp after the Government passed the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1982,[10] set up on 2 July. Plans for a second camp, at Hei Ling Chau, were initiated at the end of July, shortly after the arrival of 1,523 refugees in the month.[24] Another closed camp was set up in Cape Collinson.[11]

The Whitehead camp was set up in Wu Kai Sha, Sha Tin District, to accommodate 28,000. Later, from June 1989, the runway of the former military airfield at Shek Kong was turned into a holding facility to house an estimated 7,000 refugees, amidst protests from local residents.[15] Prior to the 1997 handover, the facility reverted to an airfield and is now used by the Chinese PLA Air Force.

List of facilities

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Facilities included:

  • Argyle Street Camp. The camp started accommodating Vietnamese refugees in June 1979, with a planned capacity of 20,000.[23] Managed by the Civil Aid Service.
  • Cape Collinson. Managed by the Correctional Services Department (CSD).
  • Chi Ma Wan. Managed by the CSD.
  • Green Island. Reception centre for new arrivals. Managed by the CSD.[25]
  • Hei Ling Chau. Managed by the CSD.
  • High Island Detention Centre (萬宜羈留中心). Initially managed by Hong Kong Police, and then by the CSD from 1991.[17] The construction of the Centre was delayed by two months after concerned Sai Kung residents staged a sit-in at the site.[16] It opened in 1989 and closed in May 1998. During that period, more than 20,000 boat people passed through its doors.[17]
  • Kai Tak. The former Headquarters Building of the former RAF Kai Tak station housed the Kai Tak Vietnamese Refugee Camp (啟德越南難民營) between 1979 and 1981. The facility continued to be used for detaining Vietnamese refugees under different names until 1997.[26]
  • Lo Wu. Managed by Hong Kong Police.
  • Nei Kwu (励顾), Hei Ling Chau. Managed by the CSD.
  • Pillar Point, Tuen Mun. The Pillar Point Vietnamese Refugees Centre (PPVRC) was the last Vietnamese refugee camp in activity. It closed on 31 May 2000.[27]
  • Sham Shui Po Barracks
  • Shek Kong. Managed by Hong Kong Police. Opened in June 1989.[15] 4,400 were accommodated there in tents in 1990.[16]
  • Tai A Chau Detention Centre. The Centre operated from the late 1980s to 1996.[28] Initially set in rudimentary facilities, it was temporarily vacated after a cholera outbreak in September 1989.[29] Purpose-built facilities were then erected and the Centre reopened in late 1990, managed by the Hong Kong Housing Services For Refugees, a company initially set up by UNHCR to run the Pillar Point Refugee Centre.[16][30] The 5,500 detainees of the Centre were relocated to the Whitehead camp at the end of 1996.[30] All the building structures were subsequently demolished.[28]
  • Tuen Mun. On 4 June 1979, the first 500 refugees moved into a 23-storey factory building rented by the Government in Hing Wong Street, with a planned capacity of 16,000.[23]
  • Whitehead Detention Centre (白石羈留中心), in Wu Kai Sha, Sha Tin District. Managed by the CSD. The largest centre by far, with 25,000 in 1990.[16]

Financial cost

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The Security Branch revealed that, as at January 1983, the total cash outlay due to feeding and accommodating refugees had amounted to HKD 270 million, of which HKD 110 million was borne by Hong Kong, HKD120 million by the UNHCR, and the remainder by international agencies.[31]

The United Nations owed Hong Kong HKD 1.61 billion for its handling of Vietnamese boat people.[32] The loan is still outstanding.[33]

Residents from Vietnam / Hong Kong Hoa

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Immigrants prior to 1970s were mainly Hoa leaving Vietnam due to anti-Chinese sentiment. A handful of notable Hong Kong residents came during this period, including:

  • Ray Lui, Hong Kong actor left Vietnam in 1967
  • Tsui Hark, Hong Kong director, screenwriter left Vietnam in 1963
  • Wan Kwong, Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer left Vietnam in the 1960s
  • Mary Jean Reimer, Hong Kong actress moved to Hong Kong in 1965
  • Wong Kwok-hing, Hong Kong union leader and member of the Legco

Actor brothers François Wong and Stefan Wong were born in Hong Kong, of Hoa origin.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Donald (27 May 1981). "Humane refugee policy will continue says official" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b The influx of Vietnamese boat people Immigration Department, Hong Kong Government, Accessed 2 May 2007 Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Chang, Harold (25 June 1977). "5,000 on way to HK in Vietnamese armada" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Govt now calls them illegal immigrants" (PDF). The Standard. Hong Kong. 23 May 1975.
  5. ^ "Drive to place 3,750 goes on" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 7 May 1975. p. 1.
  6. ^ Polin, Tom (26 May 1976). "Governor calls on UNHCR to do more" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b Choi, Barry (25 June 1979). "War's over at last for last 31" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Chinese Invasion of Vietnam".
  9. ^ Chang, Harold (26 June 1977). "Vietnam escape trail paved with gold" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 1.
  10. ^ a b Cheung, Donald (16 June 1982). "Exco 'Yes' to closed camps" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  11. ^ a b Chugani, Michael (7 December 1984). "Council raps refugee policy" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  12. ^ Cheung, Donald (10 February 1982). "Boat people intake slashed" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  13. ^ "A 'Catch-22' situation over refugees" (PDF). The Standard. Hong Kong. 10 June 1983.
  14. ^ "Friendless shore" (PDF). The Economist. 28 January 1984.
  15. ^ a b c Griffin, Kathy; Tam, Bonnie (18 June 1989). "Local march to show anger at Viet policy" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Bale, Chris (1990). Wong, Richard Y.C.; Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (eds.). The Other Hong Kong Report 1990. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. pp. 159–174. ISBN 9789622014947.
  17. ^ a b c d Clarke, Rachel (27 May 1998). "High Island camp closes after 9 years". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  18. ^ McKenzie, Scott (24 September 1989). "Return trip to reality" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  19. ^ "Plan to Integrate Vietnamese Refugees and Migrants Announced". Government of the Hong Kong SAR. 22 February 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  20. ^ "2600 call off hunger strike" (PDF). The Standard. Hong Kong. 25 June 1979.
  21. ^ a b Cheung, Donald (12 February 1981). "Refugee camps continue to close" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  22. ^ a b Wong, Eileen (31 May 1979). "$125,000 a day for us to feed refugees" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
  23. ^ a b c "500 move to Tuen Mun" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 5 June 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008.
  24. ^ "Rush job on closed camp" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 29 July 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008.
  25. ^ "Detention Centres for Vietnamese Migrants". Hong Kong Yearbook 1997. Government of Hong Kong.
  26. ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Items #365, 367, 369 Archived 23 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ "Pillar Point Vietnamese Refugees Centre to close at end of May". Government of the Hong Kong SAR. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  28. ^ a b Islands District Council. Paper No. IDC 107/2008. Draft South Soko Island Outline Zoning Plan No. S/I-SSI/E
  29. ^ Basler, Barbara (3 September 1989). "Vietnam Refugees Riot in Hong Kong". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  30. ^ a b Batha, Emma (12 September 1996). "Advance party on way to Whitehead". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  31. ^ Wong, David (3 February 1983). "Cost of housing Viet refugees expected to soar" (PDF). The Standard. Hong Kong.
  32. ^ Cheung, Carmen (25 August 1998). "HK chasing $1.6b debt from UN". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
  33. ^ "How Europe can learn from the hard lessons of Hong Kong's Vietnamese refugee crisis". South China Morning Post. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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