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SAVING TELEGRAM
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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
21/91 Pas79
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 291 OF 15TH SEPTEMBER 1981,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS.
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 278 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 15 SEPTEMBER 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
See (58)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
9,972 (10,054)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
4,775 (4,649)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
3,178 (3,177)
17,925 (17,880)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 10,969 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,593
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 226 SINCE 8 SEPTEMBER
IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 5 BOATS AND THE MV 'EUNEY', PHILIPPINES ;
FLAG AND 'CHEVALIER VALBELLE', FRENCH FLAG.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 14,970 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF
WHICH 196 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE.
LIMITED
HK&GD
FED
SEAD
UND
NEWS D
INFORMATION D
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PS/LPS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD N G LENNOX
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