HONG KONG. New arrivals after their 1,000 kilometre journey from Northern Viet Nam. They were almost all Chinese.

HONG KONG. A refugee gets his first sight of Hong Kong.

HONG KONG. Life in one of the detention centers.

HONG KONG. Life in one of the detention centers.

HONG KONG. Mother with her children. Many refugees were considered economic migrants and were eventually deported to Viet Nam.

HONG KONG. The world's press descended en masse on Hong Kong to record the plight of the refugees.

HONG KONG. The Western press had an insatiable appetite for coverage of people "fleeing to freedom" and this was particularly true whenever babies were involved.

HONG KONG. Refugees lined up for processing. They were almost all Chinese speaking.

HONG KONG. The Western press had an insatiable appetite for coverage of people "fleeing to freedom" and this was particularly true whenever babies were involved.

HONG KONG. Refugees lined up for processing. They were almost all Chinese speaking.

HONG KONG. Life in one of the detention centers.

HONG KONG. Mother with her children in a refugee camp. Many spent years living in overcrowded conditions and many were forcibly repatriated to Viet Nam.