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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER. 46 SAVING OF 17TH FEBRUARY 1981 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE. MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKLESSNEW YORK KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 39: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 17TH FEBRUARY 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
&
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
18,843 (19,145)
994 ( 930)
2,420 ( 2,418)
22,257 (22,493)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE
COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY.
2. 444 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981.
THE
INCREASE OF 168 SINCE 10 FEBRUARY 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF FIVE SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,365 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981
OF WHICH 432 IN THE PAST WEEK.
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BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
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