HKK 243/1
17
!
P.A.
18
GRS 200
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 260745Z FEBRUARY 80
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 288 OF 26 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MODUK (DS 11) UKMIS GENEVA HANOI WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK
де
PEKING INFO ROUTINE MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK
(14)
MY TELNO 260: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 26 FEBRUARY 19801-
!
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS).
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
41,591
(41,697)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
:
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGES
6,246
C. TOTAL
47,837
(6,364) (48,061)
2. 230 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 105 SINCE 20 FEBRUARY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 1 BOAT.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 5,393 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 338 HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SEAD
PS
HK & GD
UND
FED
ECD
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MAED
SIR D MAITLAND
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE
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