NKK 24311
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
O 5 MAR 1980
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GR 155
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 040640Z MAR
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
Aw
S
P.A
TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 329 OF 4 MARCH, 1980
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11),
UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK AND PEKING, INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.
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MY TELNO 288: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 4TH FEBRUARY, 1980:-
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS).
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. TOTAL
40,427 (41,591)
6,861 (6,246) 47,288 (47,837)
2. 346 REFUGESS HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 116
SINCE 26TH FEBRUARY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF ONE FREIGHTER 'ANDROS'' WITH 87 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON BOARD AND ONE MOTORIZED
JUNK.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 6,087 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 694
HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PS
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
!
ECD
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MAED
PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR D MAITLAND
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
BOAT PEOPLE
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