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BY BAG
Unclassified
SAVING TELEGRAM
HKK
24311
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
0 2 OCT 1980
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
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INDEX
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Action Taken
AW 2/10
From the Governor Hong Kong
To the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Telegram Number 278 Saving of 23rd September 1980
Repeated for information Saving to Hong Kong Government Office London, Moduk (DS11), Ukmis Geneva, Hanoi, Washington, Ukmis New York, Peking, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok
NIR
My Saving Telegram Number 273: Vietnamese Refugees.
1. Refugees in Hong Kong at 0900 Hours 23rd September 1980:-
(Previous week's figures in brackets)
A. In UNHCR Camps
B. Government Accomodation
and Quarantine Anchorage
C. Under Detention
D. Total
27,664 (30,355)
3,749
( 1,396)
4,175
( 4,977)
35,588
(36,728)
The number under detention represents the number of Vietnamese
Refugees who have been settled in China before coming to Hong
illegally.
2.
10,384 Refugees have arrived since 1st January, 1980.
The increase of 101 since 16th September is due to the arrival
of four small boats & the "M.V. EGEON".
3. UNHCR has resettled 26,353 Refugees since 1st January of
which 462 in the past week.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKOG D
UND
כוס
NEWS D
SIR-E-YOUDE
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