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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 179 SAVING OF 27 MAY 1981
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VROURI VODIZ YOWEZING
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENJUN198 LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTO MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR,CANBERRA, SINGAR COPENHAGEN, AMSTERDAM
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 172 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 26 MAY 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
DA DIT REGISTRY
Action Taken
pas ilb
PA.
13,951 (13,916)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
2,104 (2,122)
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
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C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
16055
3,198 (3,092)
19,253 (19,130)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 4,069 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 898
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 329 SINCE 19 MAY
IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 205 REFUGEES ON 4 BOATS AND THE MVS
'LARGS BAYS', DUTCH FLAG, AND 'ANNA MAERSK', DANISH FLAG,
WHICH PICKED UP 68 AND 56 REFUGEES RESPECTIVELY IN THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 9,191 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF
WHICH 238 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
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INFORMATION D
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PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS
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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
COFIES TO:-
ME RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISER
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