SAVING TELEGRAM UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 277 SAVING OF 9TH SEPTEMBER 1981 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK CANBERRA, OTTAWA,BIS NEW YORK,UKMIS NEW YORK, PARIS, LISBON, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN,THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN,VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA,
GEORGETOWN,BELMOPAN,ROME
CARACAS, BONN, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO,HANOL, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, 243/1
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My saving telegram number 251: Vietnamese refugees inHpSEP 1981
Kong
Sitrep on 1 September 1981.
1. Total in Hong Kong 17,970 of which:
PA
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
No
(.G.E.
Jan 19
Awaiting resettlement: 14,794 (including 1,334 rescued at
RLUSTRY Action Taken
1800~119.
In detention
sea and covered by a flag
state or disero guarantee).
:
3,176
See 161
August arrivals - direct from Vietnam: 1,223 of which 32
August departures
rescued at sea
by ships
from China
178
1,550
+
2. Resettlement destinations since January 1981 (August figures
in brackets) :-
USA (Direct)
: 10,503 (1,316)
USA (To Bataan)
3
UK
1,585 (
47)
Canada
Australia
1,485 (117)
364 (
25)
France
197 (
21)
Hong Kong
68 (19)
Switzerland
78
Netherlands
39
Denmark
31
FRG
30
Norway
25
Japan
23
New Caledonia
12
Austria
12 (2)