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SAVING TELEGRAM
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 341 of 4th AUGUST 1982
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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 333 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 3 AUGUST 1982
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
8,192 (8,118)
2,226 (2,385)
C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
487 ( 487)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CAMP POLICY)
1,614 (1,351)
E. TOTAL
12,519 (12,341)
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. 5,969 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 327
RESCUED AT SEA BY CHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 286 SINCE 27 JULY
IS LUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 10 SMALL BOATS.
3.
UNHCR HAS ESETTLED 7,591 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF
WHICH 113 IN THE PAST WEEK.
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YOUDE
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HK & GD
FED
SEAD
UND
NEWS D
PS
PS/LORD BELSTEAD
PS/PUS
MR DONALD
MR URE
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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