BACKGROUND NOTE
1.
The 12,692 Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong on 15 December
were accommodated as follows:
IN OPEN CENTRES
(i)
Kai Tak Transit Centre
6,167
(ii)
Jubilee Transit Centre
2,846
IN CLOSED CENTRES
(i)
Chimawan
2,752
(ii)
Heilingchau
448
(addiction treatment)
(iii)
Victoria Prison
2
(iv)
Argyle Street Reception Centre
380
(v)
Ma Tau Wei Detention
97
Hong Kong and General Department
16 December 1982