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UNCLASSIFIED SAVING TELEGRAM FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING
216 OF 2ND JULY, 1981,
TOP COPY
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKO PERIS
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 207 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 30 JUNE 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A.
IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
HRR 243/1
RECEIVED IN ROOISTRY NO. 51 - 9.1!!1 1981
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Takej.
No Max Pan 9/2
11,286 (12,731)
3,751 (3,845) 15,037
See 139
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C.
UNDER DETENTION
TOTAL
D.
5,212 ( 4,072)
20,249 (20,648)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 7,410 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,014
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 300 SINCE 23 JUNE IS
DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 10 BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 11,501 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981
OF WHICH 703 IN THE PAST WEEK.
LIMITED
HRED
FED
SEAD
LIND
NEWS D.
INFORMATION D
PSjLPS PS/MR RIDLEY
PS/PUS
SIRE YOUDE
SiR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
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HK GOVERNMENT OFFICE