(1324A)
GR 170
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 1007007 JUL
TO PRIORITY F.C.O.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 961 OF 10, JULY, 1979
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK.
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HANOI, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 10 JULY, 1979:
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR
C. EX - ''SKY-LUCK''
D. TOTAL
14,995
45,958
2,665
63,618.
2. 63,047 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE INCREASE OF 3,910 SINCE 3 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 24 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS SENT 5,034 (INCLUDING 924 EX ''SIBONGA'') REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JUANUARY, 1979.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
EID
PUSD OID
IPD
NEWS D M & VD PS
PS/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
ADDITIONAL DISTN
BOAT PEOPLE