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TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 34 of 27th JULY 1988
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INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON AND HANOI
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (VIIS)/ EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
OUR SAVING TELEGRAM 33 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION AS AT 0900 HOURS ON 26 JULY 1988.
ARRIVALS
1.
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY ON
16 JUNE 1988, 6,162 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED IN
192 BOATS. AMONG THEM, 1,365 ARRIVED IN 35 BOATS IN THE
PAST WEEK. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AMONG
THESE NEW ARRIVALS, THERE ARE AT PRESENT 6,164 BOAT PEOPLE
AWAITING DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
2.
NO. REMAINING IN HONG KONG
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURE IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CENTRE
2,644
(2,644)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
1
(9)
C. UNDER DETENTION (IN CLOSED
13.379
(13,368)
CENTRES)
D.
TOTAL
15,964
(16,021)
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