TNAG-0883-FCO40-1093-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 109

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FM HONG KONG 270715Z MAR 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 418 OF 27 MARCH

511

HKK 243/1

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INDEX

No

730.3

My

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 394: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

4.94

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 27 MARCH

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

B. IN DETENTION

C. ON BOARD THE SKYLUCK

5,184

8,356

2,657

16,197

D. TOTAL

pee (519

2. THE BODY OF THE MISSING REFUGEE WAS FOUND WASHED UP ON LAMMA ISLAND ON 24 MARCH. SINCE THEN ANOTHER BIRTH HAS BEEN RECORDED.

3. OF THE 3,318 FROM THE HUEY FONG 2,738 HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER

TO UNHCR,

4. 6,654 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY,

127 SUCH REFUGEES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO UNHCR SINCE MY LAST

TELEGRAM,

5. UNHCR HAS SENT 1,386 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE

1 JANUARY.

CATER

ALSO SENT BY BAG TO UKMISGENEVA WASHINGTON AND PEKING

FILES

HK & GD

PS

UND

SEAD

FED

SAD

PS/LORD GORONWY

PS/MR LUARD

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

ROBERTS

MR BURLEIGH

EID (E)

FUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUTF

SIR A PARSONS

MR CORTAZZI

MR LEAHY

MR MURRAY

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

CROYDON

LONDON