SAVING TELEGRAM
From the Governor, Hong Kong
HKK 243
DECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
17 JUN 1980
To ti fecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Alair FCER REGISTRY No.
HKG OFFICE LONDON, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE UKS11) ken UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK
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My Reference
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No.
PEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA,Į KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,
SINGAPORE, ANNO
BANGKCK
10TH JUNE 1980
CC/G/8 (C) IV
Your Reference
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 169 : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 10 JUNE 1980:-
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
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A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
33,031 (33,923)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
6,732 (5,835)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C.
TOTAL
39,763 (39,758)
P.A.
181
2. 3,392 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1980. THE INCREASE OF 919
SINCE 3 JUNE IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF TWELVE SMALL BOATS AND THE "AMADO" AND
"ALEMANIA EXPRESS" WHICH RESCUED 39 AND 48 REFUGELS RESPECTIVELY IN SOUTH
CHINA SEA.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 16,918 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 935 IN
THE PAST WEEK.
FILES SEAD ARGD
UND
01D
NEWS D
SIRD MAITLAND
MR DONALD
(G.T. BARNES)
DS(S)
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