巴布亞新幾內亞將關閉澳拘留中心大綱
Papua New Guinea says it will close a detention center for asylum seekers on its northern island of Manus.
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced the center's closure in a statement Wednesday, one day after the Pacific island's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's detention of more than 800 asylum seekers at the Manus camp is unconstitutional.
O'Neill said any of the detainees considered to be "legitimate refugees" are welcome to remain in Papua New Guinea if they wish "to be a part of our society and make a contribution to our community."
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said Tuesday that none of the detainees at the Manus facility will be resettled in Australia -- they must either return to their home country or settle in a third country.巴布亞新幾內亞說，將關閉北部馬努斯島的尋求避難者拘留中心。
巴布亞新幾內亞總理奧尼爾星期三發表聲明，宣佈關閉這一拘留中心。一天前，這個太平洋島國的最高法院判定，馬努斯島拘留中心違憲。目前，這個澳大利亞拘留中心裏有800多名尋求避難者。
奧尼爾說，被視爲“合法難民”的被拘留者如願意“成爲我們社會的組成部分併爲其做貢獻”，就歡迎他們留在巴布亞新幾內亞。
澳大利亞移民部部長達頓星期二說，馬努斯拘留中心的任何人都不準定居澳大利亞，他們要麼回國，要麼去第3國定居。
