SAVING TELEGRAM
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONGKONG
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.. TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE LONDON, TELEGRAM NUMBER 268 SAVING OF 25th AUGUST 1981 REPEED FOR INFORMATION. SAVING TO HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI,WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, REKING MANILA JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,ARIS
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 259 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
HKK
243
RECEIVED IN RESATRY NO. 51 Q.1 SEP 1981
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 25 AUGUST 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
مد
$3.4. 3/9 P
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
10,443 (10,530)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
5,030 (5,012)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
See 154
C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
3,131 (2,992)
18,604 (18,534)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 10,365 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,534
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 268 SINCE 18 AUGUST
IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 8 BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 13,642 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF
WHICH 208 IN THE PAST WEEK.
CATER
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED].
LIMITED
HK & GD FED
SEAD
UND
MR DONALD
MR GOODISON
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON