BY
BAG
INCLASSIFEED
CM THE GOVERNEOR HONG KONG
pa Refugee statines.
SAVING TELEGRAM
TC THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NULIBER SAVING 216 OF 7th JUNE 1983
Miss Walle
PEPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LCHDCN, WASHINGTON
HKK 243/c
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 JUN 1983
DESK OFFICER
REGISTAY
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 201 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 7 JUNE 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
λ.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
B.
C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
E. TOTAL
7/6, 1/6
8,091 | (8,177)
59 (56)
260 (256)
4,481 (4,351)
12,891 (12,840)
THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER CF
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. 1,577 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 149 SINCE 31 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
9 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,723 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 106 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
12840 2256 12584 awarty
resettlement
12891 260 12631
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED PUSD NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE