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1686

GR 350

PA (17440 RA

ee (1741

1821

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG #31815Z OCT

Нек RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.

51

DESKBY - OTTAWA @31380Z (FOR H.E. GOVERNOR H.K.)

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 1372 OF 3 OCTOBER, 1979

- 4 OCT 1979

FICH

INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA AND PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON INFO PRIORITY/ROUTINE CERTAIN OTHER MISSIONS, HIGH COMMISSIONS AND, H.M. CONSULATE-GENERALS.

MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 1281, TO F.C.O. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG

KONG: SITREP ON 1 OCTOBER.

1. AWAITING RESETTLEMENT

SEPTEMBER ARRIVALS

SEPTEMBER DEPARTURES

1979 CUMULATIVE ARRIVALS

1979 CUMULATIVE DEPARTURES

65,167

2.581

3,499

72,417

12,934

2. CUMULATIVE RESETTLEMENT DESTINATIONS FOR 1979 (WITH MAJOR SEPTEMBER OFFTAKES IN BRACKETS) :

USA

6832 (2270)

CANADA

2708 (329)

UK

1379 (196)

W GERMANY

1177 (454)

NORWAY

29

HONG KONG

46

SWITZERLAND

50

NETHERLANDS

77

DENMARK

53

AUSTRALIA

268

FRANCE

86

NEW ZEALAND

2

ITALY

35

SPAIN

1

CHINA

1

SWEDEN

7

/ IRELAND

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