SAVING TELEGRAM
24
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE LONDON
LEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 319 OF 21 JULY, 1982
P.A.
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVINGS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON. WASHINGTON.
HKR 243/~-~
MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 309 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 20 JULY 1982
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
Pear 318
8,160 (8,298)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
2,520 (2,422)
C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
486 ( 486)
727 (
тор сору
592)
CAMP POLICY)
E. TOTAL
seef?
11,893 (11,798)
THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BLEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO
HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE INTRODUCTION
OF NEW CLOSED CAMP POLICY ON 2 JULY 1982.
2. 5,059 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 327
RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 135 SINCE 13 JULY
IS DUE TO THE ARKIVAL OF 5 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 7,296 REFUGELS SINCE 1 JANUARY OF
WHICH 49 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HK & GD FED
SEAD
UND
NEWS D
PS
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
MR DONALD
MR URE
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]