What are the attitudes of the local residents?

The authorities in Hong Kong have released the second group of Vietnamese boat people from detention after Vietnam refused to accept them.  The group of sixteen have been detained in 1991 when they entered Hong Kong. The release last month of more than 100 boat people in Hong Kong caused protest from local residents opposing any move to allow the boat people to stay permanently. There are still some 24,000 Vietnamese boat people in detention camps in Hong Kong.