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FM HONG KONG 011125Z NOV 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1542 OF 1 NOVEMBER,

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INDEX

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INFO PRIORITY: HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON, MODUKDS11), INFO PRIORITY/ROUTINE CERTAIN OTHER MISSIONS, HIGH COMMISSIONS AND H.M.CONSULATE-GENERALS,

740

MY TELNO.1372 (NOT TO ALL) 3

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN H.K # SITREP ON 1 NOVEMBER.

1. AWAITING RESTTLEMENT

OCTOBER ARRIVALS

OCTOBER DEPARTURES

1979 CUMULATIVE ARRIVALS

62,591

572

.3,239

72,989

16,283

aee/1323

1888

1979 CUMULATIVE DEPARTURES.

CUMULATIVE RESETTLEMENT DESTINATIONS FOR 1979

(OCTOBER FIGURES IN BRACKETS):

USA

8068 (1153)

CANADA

3456 ( 731)

U.K

2437 (1046)

F.R.G

1212 ( 33)

AUSTRALIA

268

NETHERLANDS

223 (144)

IRELAND

189

BELGIUM

98 (98)

FRANCE

87

HONG KONG

64 1 6)

DENMARK

53

SWITZERLAND

51

ISRACL

38 (30)

ITALY

35

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