SAVING TELEGRAM
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
243/4
ре
16
tung/Walker
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 255 of 12th JULY 1983,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON MY SAVING TELEGRAM 246 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 12 JULY 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CENTRES
7,865 (7,883)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
57 ( 50)
RECEIVED IN GLGISAY
HKK 243/4
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
266 ( 265)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
5,156 (5,011)
E.
TOTAL
: ken
13,344 (13,209)
HADDON-CAVE
LIMITED
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. 2,366 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 150 SINCE 5 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
7 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,126 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF
WHICH 33 IN THE PAST WEEK.
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
MR GIFFARD MR DONALD
MR URE
13344
2246
13078
1027 876 750
621
375
250
125
}