UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 38 OF 17 AUGUST 88
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
AND HANOI
HKD 243/9
243/9
2 5 AUG 1988
on Takur.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (VIIS)/ EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
a
OUR SAVINGS TELEGRAM 37 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION AS AT 0900 HOURS ON 16 AUGUST 1988.
ARRIVALS
1.
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY
ON 16 JUNE 1988, 7,747 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED
IN 244 BOATS. AMONG THEM, 501 ARRIVED IN 13 BOATS IN THE
PAST WEEK. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AMONG
THESE NEW ARRIVALS, THERE ARE AT PRESENT 7,758 BOAT PEOPLE
AWAITING DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS.
Catchword
VIETNAMESE
UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
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