78
23.9
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
GRS 110
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 4138
OF 15031OZ DECEMBER 86
CONFIDENTIAL
HISK 243/ RECEIVED A REGISTRY
15 DEC 1986
WER
REGISTRY Action Taken
Mek
18/0
FOR: LEEKS, HKD.
FROM: WOODHOUSE, SECURITY BRANCH.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
BETWEEN THE HOME
WE RECEIVED COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE
SECRETARY AND THE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON THIS SUBJECT. IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE HOME SECRETARY'S MINUTE OF 12 NOVEMBER 1986, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE REFUGEE POPULATION IN HONG KONG WILL REMAIN STATIC THIS YEAR. THIS IS NOT (NOT) SO. AS YOU ARE AWARE THE NUMBERS IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1985 WERE 9,443. THE PRESENT POPULATION IS 8,045 A 15 PER CENT REDUCTION. BARRING A SUDDEN INFLUX IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE DO NOT (NOT) ANTICIPATE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THESE FIGURES.
AKERS-JONES
K
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HMLNAN 6053
MINIMAL
HKD
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