BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 338 OF 13th SEPTEMBER, 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, AND WASHINGTON-
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 330 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS:13 SEPTEMBER 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
IN UNHCR CENTRES
LONDON
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اد
HKK_24)
14
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
23 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
PA
TREGISTRY
Action Taken
7 570
(7 619)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
81
(63)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
272
(272)
INDEX
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
5 951
(5 948)
CENTRE POLICY)
E. TOTAL
13 874 (13 902)
THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF
VIRINAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SHITLED IN CHINA BEFORE
COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE
THE INTRODUCTION OF CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON 2.7.82.
2. 3 338 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 13 SINCE 6 SEPTEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL
OF 1 SMALL BOAT.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 707 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 55 IN THE PAST WEKK.
4. PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY SAVING NO. 330 SHOULD BE AMENDED
TO READ: "3 325 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY,
THE INCREASE OF 138 SINCE 30 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL
OF 5 SMALL BOATS."
YOUDE
13.874
272
13602
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/FUS
TAIMIYUND
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
PS
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS
MR URE
MR WRIGE=UN
MR GIFFARD
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE