BY AG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
SAVING TELEGRAM
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
SAVING NUMBER 322 OF 30TH AUGUST 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON, AND WASHINGTON.
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 313 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 30 AUGUST 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
28
HICK 243
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY-
29 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
A.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
7 658
(7 802)
INDEX
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
138
(113)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
272
(272)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
5893
(5 859)
E.
TOTAL
13 961 (14 046)
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.
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2. 3 187 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 80 SINCE 23 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
4 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 438 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 175 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
13961 3RP 2 13689
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE,
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
LONDON