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DESK BY 1209OOZ FCO
FM HONG KONG 13035OZ MAY 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 899 OF 13 MAY
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ORAL PQ FOR PADDY ASHDOWN MP
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YOUR TELNO 649 OF 9 MAY REFERS.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
13 MAY 1983
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REGISTRY
INDEX
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Action Taken
ON 9 MAY THERE WERE 5646 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN CLOSED CENTRES IN HONG KONG OUT OF A TOTAL OF 11,271. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 277 REFUGEES WERE RESETTLED FROM HONG KONG, 142 FROM CLOSED CENTRES AND 135 FROM OPEN CENTRES. 118 WENT TO USA, 101 TO CANADA, 49 TO AUSTRALIA AND 9 TO OTHER COUNTRIES (NONE TO UK).
2. THE FIGURES FOR APRIL ARE IN TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 32, WHICH HAS BEEN DISPATCHED.
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UND
MR WILSON
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