IRELAND
VIETNAM (VOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION)
109
JAPAN
1
NEW CALDDONIA
29
ARGENTINA
27
IVORY COAST
1
TOTAL
12934
3. THESE FIGURES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF 733
''REFUGEES'' WHO, ALTHOUGH FROM VIETNAM, WERE FOUND ON INVESTIGATION
TO HAVE TRAVELLED TO HONG KONG ON SMALL BOATS ONLY AFTER BEING RESETTLED IN CHINA. THIS GROUP WAS REPATRIATED TO CHINA ON
20 SEPTEMBER.
4. LAST MONTH'S ARRIVAL PATTERN IN HONG KONG WAS UNUSUALLY ERRATIC.
AFTER 2,223 ARRIVALS IN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH, WE HAD · NONE DURING THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THIS REDUCTION WAS PARTLY DUE TO
THREE SEVERE TROPICAL STORMS IN THE REGION DURING THE LAST THREE WEEKS, PLUS A SEASONAL CHANGE IN THE PREVAILING WINDS. ONE BOATLOAD OF 93, APPARENTLY A CLANDESTINE DEPARTURE FROM SOUTHERN VIETNAM ARRIVED ON 2 OCTOBER.
5. OTTAWA PLEASE PASS TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG ON ARRIVAL..
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MR MURRAY
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