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Archive > Camps

Hong Kong Camps

Vietnamese boat people were interred at camps/detention centres scattered across Hong Kong. The boat people were monitored by Hong Kong Correctional Service Department personnel while their claims to refugee status were examined and processed. You can view more photos of the facilities and their inhabitants in our gallery.

 


 

Historical overview of camp locations

 


 

Camp Photos

Argyle Street
Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan

Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan

Chi Ma Wan
Government Dockyard
Government Dockyard
Green Island

Hei Ling Chau
High Island
High Island
Pillar Point

Sek Kong
Stonecutters Island
Tai A Chau
Tai A Chau

Whitehead
Whitehead
Whitehead

 

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