UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGI. AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 35 of 3rd AUGUST 1988
INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (VIIS)/ EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
OUR SAVINGS TELEGRAM 34 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION AS AT 0900 HOURS ON 2 AUGUST 1988.
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HKD243/9
BUG 1988
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ARRIVALS
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY ON
218 BOATS.
16 JUNE 1988, 6,940 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED IN
AMONG THEM, 778 ARRIVED IN 26 BOATS IN THE PAST
WEEK. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AMONG THESE
NEW ARRIVALS, THERE ARE AT PRESENT 6,946: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
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
2,638 (2,644)
(1)
C. UNDER DETENTION (IN CLOSED 13,271 (13,319)
CENTRES)
D.
TOTAL
15,909 (15,964)
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