Vietnamese refugee crisis

Title

Vietnamese refugee crisis

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

Interview with Johnny Johnstone, Hong Kong Government Information Department. He says the Hong Kong authorities are unhappy about the number of Vietnamese refugees granted asylum by the UK Government and talks about the impact of dealing with refugees on Hong Kong. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Johnny Johnstone

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Immigration; Refugees; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Economic systems; Migration policy; Foreign policy; Colonial countries; Asylum seekers

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