Vietnamese refugee crisis

Title

Vietnamese refugee crisis

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

16 Jun 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Report on the response of the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, to the arrival of thousands of Vietnamese refugees into the country. Includes excerpt from press statement by MacLehose. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett).

Contributors

Rodney Bennett?; Murray MacLehose

Keywords

Immigration; Refugees; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Colonial countries; Asylum seekers

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