SAVING TELEGRAM
BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 282 OF 2ND AUGUST 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, AND WASHING TON
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM 275 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 2 AUGUST 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
7,812 (7,822)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
126 (129)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
268 (268)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
5,471 (5,314)
13,677 (13,533) ·
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.
2. 2,714 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 163 SINCE 26 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
5 SMALL BOATS AND 1 SHIP.
3.
UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,194 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 31 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/PUS
MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS
MR URE
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THICK 243/4.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
13409
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE