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UNCLASSIFIED
CM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG .
UNCLASSIFIED BY SAG
THE - FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 1. TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 201 OF 31st MAY 1983
REFEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFI AND WASHINGTON
HAKK 243/4
14
2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 7: JUL 1983
ADESK OFFICER
ONDON
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 191 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN. HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 31 MAY 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
IN UNHCR CENTRES
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
for
8,177 (8,184)
A.
56 (93)
B.
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
256 (256)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY) 4,351 (4,139)
12,840 (12,672)
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. 1,428 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 213 SINCE 24 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THIS TELEGRAM
6 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,617 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 54 IN THE PAST WEEK.
WAS NOT ADVANCED
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
BOAT PEOPLE
PS
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS MR URE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE