GRS 175
UNCLASSIFIED
FMNG KONG 150720Z JAN BØ
TO PRIORITY F CO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 90 OF 15 JANUARY
HKK243/1
АКК 24311
RECEIVED IN MOG SWY NO. 51 2 1 JAN 1980
DEST OFFICE
REGISTRY
DA
See
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MODUK S11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING. 2411 INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.
3)
MY TELNO 49: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 15 JANUARY: (PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE AMCHORAGES
C. TOTAL
}
38,460
(39,149)
16,223 (16,314)
54,683
(55,463)
2. 10 HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY (NONE IN THE PAST WEEK).
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3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 836 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH
559 IN THE PAST WEEK.
4. DURING THE PAST WEEK 246 REFUGEES WERE RETURNED TO CHINA.
THEY HAD ARRIVED IN 1979 CLAIMING TO HAVE COME DIRECT FROM VIETNAM
BUT SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY
SETTLED IN CHINA AND LATER LEFT ILLEGALLY FOR HONG KONG. THE
FIGURES IN PARA 1 ABOVE TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS.
CATER
FILES
PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER
SEAD
NEWS D
HK & GD
PS
UND
FED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
PS/PUS
SIR D MAITLAND
MR MURRAY
LORD NG LENNOX
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
BOAT PEOPLE