TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 146

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CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG #81853Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1489 OF 8 DECEMBER,

INFO IMMEDIATE: UKMIS GENEVA,

PRIORITY: WASHINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICE LONDON,

INFO SAVING : PEKING, HAMOI.

MY TELNO.1487 : INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES :

NOTES FOR DRAFT HONG KONG STATEMENT.

MOTE A: 3968 FROM VIETNAM, 1861 FROM CAMBODIA AND 114% FROM LAOS.

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NOTE B: HONG KONG BENEFITS, OF COURSE, FROM THE WILLINGNESS OF

MANY COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT AS RESIDENTS PEOPLE MIGRATING

FROM HONG KONG, MANY OF THESE HAVE ACQUIRED CONSIDERABLE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS THROUGH PUBLIC, PRIVATG

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN HONG

KONG,

NOTE C: BOAT REFUGEE ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG 1976-

EME

79.

1976

1977

1978 (TO 7 DEC)

OWN SMALL BOATS

19

434

2,422

RESCUED BY HONG KONG SMALL BOAR

(AND OTHERS)

7

33

1,913

RESCUED BY OCEAN-GOING VESSELS

165

537

818

TOTALS

191

1001

5,153

NOTE: FOR 1978

(1) 'OTHERS** INCLUDES 55 ON LIFEBOATS AND 570 ON TRAWLERS

FROM TAIWAN:

(2) "OCEAN-GOING VESSELS** 206 ON CARGO SHIPS AND 432 ON

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