BY S

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO THE FOREIGN AND COLLIONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 41 SAVING OF 10TH FEBRUARY 1981

HICK

4B

24311

RECEIVED IN REY

17 FEB 1981

DESK OFFICER

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDONDEX MODUK (DS11),UKIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,

fl KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, BIS NEW YORK, UKMIS NEW YORK, PARIS, LISBON, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN, VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA, CARACAS, BONN, WELLINGTON MADRID, TELAVIV, GEORGETOWN, BELMOPAN, ROME, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO, HANOI

see (1)

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My saving telegram number 5: Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong

Sitrep on 1 February, 1981.

1. Total in Hong Kong 22,546 of which:

Awaiting resettlement: 19,996

2.

In detention.

Being processed

2,417

: 133

January arrivals direct from Vietnam: 246

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January departures

from China

: nil

: 1,868

Besettlement destinations in January, 1981:

USA (Direct) : 1,259

USA (To Bataan):

2

UK

:

280

Canada

:

218

Australia

:

· 50

Denmark

:

30

Hong Kong

15

FRG

11

Japan

3

/3. REGIONAL.....

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