MONG
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG...
SAVING TELEGRAM
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 453 of 30th DECEMBER 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
SHINGTON
50
49
MY SAVING. TELEGRAM 446 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 27 DECEMBER 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CENTRES
7 011 (7 021)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
MODATI
31
(31)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
88
(107)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
5 720
(5 680)
CENTRE POLICY)
R+R.
+KK 243/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 1 JAN 1984
Myhadher
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action
Taken
E. TOTAL
12 860 (12 839)
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 THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON
2.7.82.
2.
3 742 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE
INCREASE OF 30 SINCE 20 DECEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL
OF 2 SMALL BOATS.
3.
UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 4 199 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 11 IN THE PAST WERK.
4. 9 MORE SUSPECTED EX-CHINA CASES WERE RELEASED TO UNHCR
FOR OVERSEAS RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING ON 21.12.83. YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
JARMILLED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BUTION
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE
BOAT PEOPLE
SEAD
FXD
UNED
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/PUS
MR WRIGHT
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS MR URE