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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICERECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 TELEGRAM NUMBER 1563 OF 6 NOVEMBER, 1979
0. NOV 1979
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON MODUK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK AND PEKING 42 INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND
BANGKOK.
MY TELNO 1522: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1817
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 8900 ON 6 NOVEMBER: (PREVIOUS WEEK'S
FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
1831
A. IN UNHCR CAMP
41,223 (40,828)
see (1851
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
21,273 (22,204)
C. TOTAL
62,496 (63,032)
2. 73,152 (72,967 REVISED FIGURE) HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY.
THE INCREASE OF 185 SINCE 30 OCTOBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
TWO SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 16,555 (15,812) REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY,
OF WHICH 743 (1,120) IN THE PAST WEEK. THESE FIGURES INCLUDE BABIES BORN TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SEAD
FK & GD.
UND
FED
EID
PUSD
OLD
IPD
NEVS D
PS
FS/LPS
FS/MR BLAKER PD/PUS
MR COKBAZZI
MR MORRAZ
MR STRATTON
LORD NG DERINOX
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ADDICIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE