BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
SAVING TELEGRAM
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
20 THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFIJ TOLEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 191 OF 25 MAY 1983 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE COM GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON WASHINGTON
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16 JUN 1983
REGISTRY
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MY SAVING TELEGRAM 178 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
DESK OFFICER
1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 24 MAY 1983
INDEX
PA
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A.
IN UNHCR CENTRES
3,184 (8,261)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
93 (
99)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
256 ( 256)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY
4.139 (4,076)
E. TOTAL
12,672(12,692)
THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA
BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETA INED
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON
2.7.82.
2. 1,215 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 120 SINCE 17 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
2 SMALL BOATS AND 2 SHIPS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,563 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 151 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
12672
256 12416 aweating
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