End of an era for Hong Kong's Vietnamese refugees

May 31, 2000
Web posted at: 7:55 a.m. HKT (2355 GMT)

HONG KONG (CNN) -- It was one of the most tragic legacies of the war in Vietnam -- the exodus of the boat people.

VIDEO Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy examines the effects of the closure. Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K     ALSO CNN In-Depth Specials - Vietnam at 25

Close to a million Vietnamese fled persecution and poverty after the Communist victory in 1975 and hundreds of thousands came to Hong Kong, where they were packed into camps.

Some were resettled around the world, but others languished for decades in Hong Kong, in a limbo that has come to an end.

The last camp in Hong Kong is closing -- the formal end of a drama lasting a quarter of a century.

Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy visited the camp as refugees packed up their lives.

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