TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 75

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 845 OF 22 JUNE, 1979.

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON AND UKMIS GENEVA.

1 FOLLOWING FOR HKGD (TO PASS TO GOVERNOR).

MIPT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES MEETING WITH UNHCR.

THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS UP-DATED TO 22 JUNE THOSE IN ENCLOSURE ONE OF THE BRIEF ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

1. JUNE FIGURES:

ARRIVALS

DAILY AVERAGE

DEPARTURES

DAILY AVERAGE

TOTAL IN H.K.

2. ACCOMMODATION:

16,909

885

815

39

57,173.

(A) AFLOAT (INCLUDING SKYLUCK): 5,130

(B) DOCKYARD: 9,782

(C) GOVERNMENT CLOSED CAMPS: 14,128

(D) GOVERNMENT OPEN CAMPS: 13,734

(E) UNHCR OPEN CAMPS: 14,191

(F) BOARDING HOUSES AND MACAU: 208,

3. RESETTLEMENT DESTINATIONS SINCE 1 JANUARY:

USA: 2,441

U.K.: 734

(INCLUDING 559 EX ''SIBONGA'')

F.R.G.: 446

CANADA: 315

AUSTRALIA: 120

HONG KONG: 38

FRANCE: 30

/ NORWAY: 29

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