BY BA&
UNCLASSIFIED
тор сару
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
ник 24311
RECEIVED PAKUPY NO. 51 2 7 MAR 1981
DESK OFFICIA
REGISTRY
INDEX
TELEGRAM NUMBER 100 SAVING OF 24TH MARCH 1981
PA
Action Takan
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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MOIUK(DS11),UKMIS GENEVA, HANOIWASHINGTON,UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING,MANILA, JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,BANGKOK,PARIS
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1.
MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 92 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 24TH MARCH 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
16,377 (16,117)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
1,618 ( 1,999)
See 116
1.7,995
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C.
UNDER DETENTION
2,446 (2,446)
D.
TOTAL
20,441. (20,562)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE REEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE
COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 1,204 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981.
INCREASE OF 317 SINCE 17 MARCH 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL
OF 11 SMALL BOATS.
3.
UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 5,025 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981
OF WHICH 442 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
PS
FED
ECD
PUSD
INFORMATION D
NEWS D
MAED
PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER FS/MR RIDLEY PS/FUS
SIR E YOUDE
SIR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
COPIES TO:-
MR RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISER
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
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