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SAVING TELEGRAMCHIVES MAY NO. 51
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG |
INDEX
5 MAR 1981
DECK OFICER-
REGK KY
PA
Action Taker
PLs 105
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 81. SAVING OF 10TH MARCH 1981
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG GOVERMENUL OFFICE LONDON MODUK(DS11), UKMIS GENEVA,HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, MANILA,JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,PARIS
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 70 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 10TH MARCH 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
16,470 (16,511)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
1,691 ( 1,823)
AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. UNDER DETENTION
2,439 ( 2,439)
D. TOTAL
20,600 (20,773)
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THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE
COMING TO HONG KONG-ILLEGALLY..
2. 632 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981. THE
INCREASE OF 152 SINCE 3 MARCH 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
5 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 4,278 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981
OF WHICH 339 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
PS
FED
PS/LPS
ECD
PUSD
INFORMATION D
NEWS D
MAED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS
COPIES TO:-
LEGAL ADVISER
MR RUSHFORD
SIR E YOUDE
SIR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
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