GRS 235
1851
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 203735Z NOV 79
TO PRIORITY F Co
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1636 OF 20 NOVEMBER
7867
HKK 2663
** 51
21 NCV 79
&
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKNIS GENEVA, MODUK (DS11), HANO, WASHINGTON, UKNIS NEW YORK, PEKING, OŠLO.
INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR. SINGAPORE. BANGKOK.. MY TELNO 1694: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0930 ON 23 NOVEMBER:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
40,921
(41,029)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
se
see/1873A)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGES
19,200
(23,767)
C. TOTAL
63,121
(61,796)
2. 73,271 (73,153) HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 113 SINCE 13 NOVEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE
**GUDRUN BAKKE''
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 19,234 (17,439) REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY, CF WHICH 1,825 (854) IN THE PAST WEEK.
4. THE NORWEGIAN SHIP GUDRUN BAKKE, (MY TELNO 1604) DULY ARRIVED ON 15 NOVEMBER AT 1635 LOCAL CARRYING 118 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON BOARD. THE NORWEGIAN CONSULATE GENERAL GAVE A GUARANTEE OF EARLY RESETTLEMENT AND PERMISSION TO LAND WAS
GRANTED. CARTER FILES
SEAD
IK & GD
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
UND
FED
DID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D
PS
98/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER
PC/PUS
SUR A DUER
MR CORMAZZI
YOR HORRAX
NA STRAWTON
LORD FG TEXTOX
i
: