TNAG-0898-FCO40-1108-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 136

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 841 OF 17 OCTOBER.

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Action Takan

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1. MR DAVID PRICE MP (CONSERVATIVE FOLLOWING ORAL PQ:

EASTLEIGH) HAS TABLED THE

"HOW MANY VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THE COLONY OF HONG KONG IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A

STATEMENT'.

2. WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING REPLY:

"THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARRIVING IN HONG KONG IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS IS AS FOLLOWS:

1785A

я её

nee 1780

AUGUST: 3,247

SEPTEMBER: 2,581

OCTOBER (FIRST THREE WEEKS): (X)

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFUGEES (IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT ON 22 OCTOBER WAS (Y)"'.

SINCE THE QUESTION IS UNLIKELY TO BE REACHED, SUPPLEMENTARIES

ARE NOT REQUIRED.

3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENT, AND UP TO DATE FIGURES FOR (X) AND

(Y) ABOVE DESKBY 2309002.

CARRINGTON

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