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BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
SAVING TELEGRAM
SEAD will inform COD
yet again that
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 352 F 11th AUGUST 1982
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they
are
the lead Af17/8
Dept.
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON
MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 341 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 10 AUGUST 1982
No
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HKK 243/2.
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(PREVICUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
8,151 (8,192)
2,143 (2,226)
C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
489 ( 487)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CAMP POLICY)
1,914 (1,614)
E. TOTAL
12,697 (12,519)
THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO
HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE INTRODUCTION
OF NEW CLOSED CAMP POLICY ON 2 JULY 1982.
2. 6,245 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 327
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 276 SINCE 3 AUGUST
IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 11 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS REJETTLED 7,696 REFUGLES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF
WHICH 105 IN THE PAST WEEK.
LIMITED
HK GD
FED
SEAD
UND
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED
NEWS D
PS
PS/ LORD BELSTEAD
PS/PUS
MR DONALD
MR URE