With the declining Vietnamese population in detention centres,the Whitehead Detention Centre was closed in June 1997,which was a landmark achievement in the final chapter of the whole Vietnamese migrant saga.

• 随着羁留中心的越南船民人数持续下降，白石羁留中心已于一九九七年六月关闭。这实在是越南船民问题最后阶段的一项成就，也可作为里程碑。