High Island Detention Centre
Former buildings and structures in Hong KongRefugee camps in AsiaVietnamese refugees
The High Island Detention Centre (Chinese: 萬宜羈留中心) was a refugee camp in Hong Kong built near the West Dam of High Island Reservoir for hosting refugees and boat people from Vietnam. The area is now a flat piece of grassland that is grazed by cows. It has a pavilion that leads out of the strip of land. The Centre was initially managed by Hong Kong Police, and then by the CSD from 1991. The construction of the Centre was delayed by two months after concerned Sai Kung residents staged a sit-in at the site. It opened in 1989 and closed in May 1998. During that period, more than 20,000 boat people passed through its doors.
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Sai Kung Man Yee Road, Sai Kung District High Island
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創興水上活動中心 Chong Hing Water Sports Centre
Sai Kung Man Yee Road
Sai Kung District, High Island
Hong Kong, China
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