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ROLLIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 0 7 MAY 1980
PA
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
Awis
See (3$
GRS 110
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 060500Z MAY 80
TO ROUTINE FCO
TLEGRAM NUMBER 606 OF 6 MAY
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON MOD UK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA HANOI
WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK
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MYTELNO 574: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0902 6 MAY 1980:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. TOTAL
35,769 (36,477)
4,976 (4,609) 40,745 (41,086)
2. 1,085 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1980. THE INCREASE OF 129 SINCE 29 APRIL IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF FOUR SMALL BOATS. 3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 13,548 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 507 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
FILES SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
ECD
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR D MAITLAND
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
BOAT PEOPLE
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