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GR 245

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HO KONG 1804452 APR 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.45¢ OF 10 APRIL,

Hack 243/1

565

ISLAVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 2 3 APR 1979

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INFO PRIORITY: UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, NO 823.4

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO.452: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 17TH APRIL:-

RECISTAY Action Taken

TOP COPY

565)/572)

(572)

A.

UNDER UNHCR CARE

5.482.

છે. IN DETENTION

10,442.

C(I) ON BOARD THE SKY LUCK'

2,658.

(11)ON BOARD THE THA LUNG

571 - SEE PARA.Z BELOW.

0.

TOTAL

19.153.

17,576

2. THE INCREASE OF 1,696 SINCE 12/4/79 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 10 SMALL BOATS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A 120-FOOT VIETNAMESE COASTAL VESSEL, THE HA LUNG, CARRYING 57 PERSONS WHICH HAD BEEN SIGHTED OV ITS WAY TO HONG KONG, IT INITIALLY OBEYED INSTRUCTIONS TO ANCHOR OUTSIDE HONG KONG WATERS, BUT LATER ON 15TH APRIL, IT WEICHEL ANCHOR AND ENTERED HONG KONG WATERS WITHOUT PERMISSION. IT IS NOW ANCHORED OFF LAMMA ISLAND FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE SKY LUCK'. FURTHER DETAILS BY SAG, SINCE THE LAST TELEGRAM THE NUMBER ON BOARD THE SKY LUCK HAS BEEN INCREASED BY ONE BIRTH.

3. 8,95. SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, AND A FURTHER 290 OF SUCH REFUGEES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERREL TO UNHCR,

!. UNHCR HAS SENT 2,749 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE

1 JANUARY.

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