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TO IN-EDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1035 OF 11 DECEMBER
Original at: HIK 34114
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HKK 243/1 13 DEC1979
MAA SA ISTAY NO.
OFFICER
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813.12
INED PRIORITY PEKING
1900
PQ: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA: HONG KONG CIRCULAR S
IN VR
1. MR ARTHUR LEWIS MP (LABOUR NEWHAM NORTH WEST) HAS
PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN REPLY:
QUOTE
TO ASK THE LORD PRIVY SEAL, KHAT FOR THE LONGEST AND MOST CONVENIENT STATED PERIOD OF TIME PAVE BEEN THE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES LANDING IN HONG KONG EITHER ANNUALLY, MONTHLY OR WEEKLY AND THE NUMBERS OF HONG KONG CITIZENS LEAVING TO
ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM UNQUOTE.
2. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER MA LEWIS IN REFERRING TO REFUGEES IS THINKING OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM, WE PROPOSE, THEREFORE, TO GIVE THE FIGURES FOR BOTH MAKING CLEAR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THEM AND TO RECOMMEND THAT
THE REPLY TO THE FIRST PART OF THE QUESTION SHOULD CIVE : (A) THE ANNUAL ARRIVAL FIGURES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM
1975 TO 1979 AND THE MONTHLY ONES FOR THIS YEAR: (2) THE FIGURES FOR ESTIMATED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA,
ANNUALLY FROM 1972 TO 1978 AND MONTHLY FOR 1979 ORR'S
LETTER TO HUM OF 5 DECEMBER.
3. THE HOME OFFICE ARE PROVIDING THE FIGURES FOR THE SECOND PART
OF THE QUESTION,
4.
CRATEFUL FOR THE FIGURES MENTION IN PARAGRAPH 2(4) AND ANY
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MR MURRAY
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HK GOVT. OFFICE LONDON
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