UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG
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UNCLASSIFIED
FM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 31 of 13th JULY, 1988
INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON AND HANOI
TOP CO Q DIST ?
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (YIIS) EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
нко 23/9
2 JUL 1988
FICER
PA
OUR SAVING RELEGRAM 30 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION AS AT 0900 HOURS ON 5 JULY 1988.
ARRIVALS
1.
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY ON
16 JUNE 1988, 1,306 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED IN
82 BOATS. AMONG THEM, 348 ARRIVED IN 46 BOATS IN THE PAST
WEEK.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
2..
NO. REMAINING IN HONG KONG
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURE IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CENTRE
2,652
(2,649)
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
2
(2)
C. UNDER DETENTION (IN CLOSED
13,492
(13,503)
CENTRES)
D. TOTAL
16,146
(16,154)
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE COME TO HONG KONG SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON 2.7.82 AND BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE SCREENING POLICY ON 16 JUNE 1988. THE ABOVE FIGURES
EXCLUDE SHIP RESCUE AND RASRO TRANSIT CENTRE CASES.
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