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FM HONG KONG 270845Z JUN 79
SO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 867 OF 27 JUNE
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, UKMIS NEW YORK,
INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES: U.S. PROGRAMME.
1. THE US CONSULATE-GENERAL TOLD US TODAY THAT THE US QUOTA FOR HONG KONG WILL BE INCREASED TO 600 IN JULY. THEY ADDED THAT THE TOTAL FOR THE REGION WILL BE 7,000 IN JULY (8,020 IN JUNE) BUT THE OVERALL PROGRAMME REMAINS AT AN AVERAGE OF 7,000
A MONTH: THESE HIGHER FIGURES ARE BECAUSE THE SHORTFALL IN APRIL
AND MAY IS NOW BEING MADE UP,
2. WHEN STRONGLY PRESSED ON THE DETAILED BREAKDOWN ELSEWHERE pee (1232)
THE CONSULATE-GENERAL GAVE US THE FOLLOWING FIGURES :
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JULY
JUNE
MALAYSIA
4,100
3,900
THAILAND
3,300
2,900
INDONESIA
800
400
RECEIVED IN REACH NO. 51
28 JUN
HONG KONG
600
500
DESK OFFICER
PHILIPPINES
102
100
MIDEX
OTHERS
100
230
3. THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER SAID WE WERE EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE US QUOTA WAS NOW
EVEN FURTHER OUT OF LINE WITH THE PRESENT PATTERN OF ARRIVALS.
MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA WERE TURNING BOATS AWAY AND BEING REWARDED
WITH EXTRA PLACES. THE CONSULATE-GENERAL'S ONLY RESPONSE WAS
TO SAY THAT THEY FELT IT LIKELY THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD FIND
DIFFICULTY IN INCREASING THE US QUOTA FOR HONG KONG SIGNIFICANTLY
WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN NUMBERS BEING TAKEN BY THE UK. CAMER
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