HKK 24311
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 2 4 MAR 1980
REGISTRY
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
Action Taken
ALA 24/3
2413
P.A.
GR 110
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 190447Z MAR 80
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 415 OF 19 MARCH
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11),
UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING
INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.
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MY TELNO 363: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 18 MARCH, 1980:-
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. TOTAL
38,960 (39,547)
6,195 (6,608)
45,155 (46,182)
2. 483 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 16
SINCE 11 MARCH IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF ONE SMALL BOAT.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 8,422 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH
1,060 HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PS
SEAD
PS/IPS
HK & GD
PS/MR BLAKER
UND
FED
ECD
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D
PS/PUS
SIR D MAITLAND
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
BOAT PEOPLE
[NOT ADVANCED]
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