SAVING TELEGRAM
BAG
LASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
SAVINGS 313 OF 23rd AUGUST 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON AND WASHINGTON
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 303 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 23 AUGUST 1983
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
7 802 (7 801)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
113
(158)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
272
(268)
INDEX
5 859
(5 665)
PA
Action Taken
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
E.
TOTAL
14 046 (13 892)
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.
13774
2. 3 107 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 178 SINCE 16 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
7 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 263 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 35 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
BKD
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
COPLES то
HK GO