GRS 850
RESTRICTED
DESKBY 29123OZ FCO
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG 29110OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 239 OF 29 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO 180: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
SCORRI ENQUIRY
ник 243/2
RECEIVED IN BASTRY
D
INCL
THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERIES IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR ARE:-
(A) THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE COMPARATIVE ARRIVAL STATISTICS
FOR HK AND THE REGION DURING 1979-84
% INCREASE/
DECREASE
COMPARED
WITH
% INCREASE/ DECREASE
COMPARED
WITH
PREVIOUS
YEAR
SH
PREVIOUS
HK
YEAR
REGION
1979
68748
199945
1990
6788
-90.1
69903
-65.0
1981
8470
+24.8
73471
+ 5.1
1982
7840
7.4
42702
-41.9
1983
3551
-53.4
27201
-36.3
1934
2230
-38.9
24275
-10.8
TOTAL 97727
437497
(B) APART FROM FUNDING TOWARDS THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF
REFUGEES, UNHCR COOPERATION IN RUNNING OF CLOSED CENTRES COVERS
(1) PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES
DENTAL SERVICES IN CLOSED CENTRES USED TO BE PROVIDED BY VISITING
ROTARIAN DENTIST UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES. THE SCHEME CAME TO A HALT
IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. PENDING UNHCR'S RECRUITMENT OF A FULL TIME
DENTIST FOR BOTH ''CLOSED'' AND ''OPEN'' CENTRES, TWO
VOLUNTEER DENTISTS, RECRUITED BY THE UNHCR, ARE NOW VISITING CLOSED CENTRES ON A REGULAR BASIS.
(11) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
AN EDUCATION COORDINATOR (MR. NIAL FARRELL) HAS BEEN RECRUITED
BY THE UNHCR TO ASSIST IN COORDINATING AND IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES IN CLOSED CENTRES. THE EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR IS DUE
TO TAKE UP HIS EMPLOYMENT ON 1 FEBRUARY 1985.
RESTRICTED
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