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SAVINGRAM

To the Secretary of State for the Calonies.

From the Governor, Hong Kong.

Date 11thy, Abb.

No. 95.

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blogram to Ministry of Defence No.9

BOTA 15 of FEELF telegram under reference atutes. (unJO? mding Hong Kong) "Not influx of refugees during wee. NO 1924, a detrees of 465 on the previous Woek'o biuro

This is erroneous and we should be

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grtoful it a cor.ustion could be made.

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Din :iguras quoted in the ARELF tolegram under refer non are presusa.ly taken from the Hong Kong Hookly Intellipaco Appreolutions. The figures for the week ending Wars 29th showed an excess of arrivals over

Gparler s of 4224. For the previous week the figures Moved al exceps of dopurtures over arrivals of 1,500. Whis represents for the two weeks a net difference of 2724, Enely excess of arrivals over departures. it 16 not known on what the statement "a decrease of 465" is Lasod.

In future weekly appreciations in order to avoid misunderstanding it is proposed to use the form of WORLD 010058 of departures over arrivals för the weck (or vice versa). The word "Pafugees" which has been used

the Hong Kong Weekly Appreciation up to date is ther a misnomer, und was used for convenience to cover

Prous eating or leaving the olory. The majority of Me Bucaneeds who enter and lo vo daily are ordinary LINVILLE nd petty traders. Only 1 small number are IROBELLELLy rofurnes in the sense of persons seeking rofuge.

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