Refugees
Hong Kong

The old Vietnamese refugee camps in Hong Kong used to be criticised by human rights activists as treating boatpeople like criminals. But now members of the South Asian business community in Hong Kong called on the Government to reopen refugee camps to house asylum seekers from South Asia and set up an immigration tribunal to assess asylum claims. The businessmen said asylum seekers working illegally in the city were giving the South Asian community a "bad name" and undercutting the salaries of those who worked legally. The Hong Kong Government appeared lukewarm to the idea, though.