UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
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GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 296 of 9th AUGUST 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 282 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 9 AUGUST 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A.
B.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
this Wother
7,822 (7,812)
129
(126)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
268
(268)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
5,607 (5,471)
HKK 243/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
13,826 (13,677)
E. TOTAL
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.
13+2+
R & f 13558
2. 2,841 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 127 SINCE 2 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL
OF 8 SMALL BOATS.
3.
UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,195 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEPARTURES SINCE 31 JULY.
(FIGURE
ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE 1 VR WHO LEFT FOR USA ON 30 JULY)
HADDON-CAVE
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
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE