SAVING TELEGRAM
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE TO HIGH & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM ABER 273 SAVING OF 1 SEPTEMBER 1981
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REFEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANCI, WASHINGTON, UMIS NEW YORK, PEING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS
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HEGISTRY (Action Taken
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 268 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 1 SEPTEMBER 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
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A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
9,882 (10,443)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
4,966 (5,030)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
3,133 (3,131)
17,981 (18,604)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 10,551 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,534
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 186 SINCE 25 AUGUST
IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 8 BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 14,466 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF
WHICH 824 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
LIMITED
HK & GD
FED
SEAD
UND
MR DONALD
MR GOODISON