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SAVING TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Hick 24311

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

08 JAN1981

DESK OFICER.

TELEGRAM NUMBER 397 SAVING OF 30th DECEMBER 1980 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON GISTRY MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, MANELA Taken JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS

MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 394:- VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

AWS

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 30th DECEMBER 1980 (PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS) ·

LAST PAPER

A.

IN UNHCR CAMPS

21,002 (20,908)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

697 (479)

C.

UNDER DETENTION

2,408

(2,651)

D.

TOTAL

24,107 (24,038)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY.

11,151 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, 1980. THE INCREASE OF 54 SINCE 23rd DECEMBER, 1980 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF ONE BOAT.

2.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 37,383 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 1 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

SEAD

LEGAL ADVISERS

HK & GD

UND

PS

FED

ECD

PUSD

(MR RUSHFORD)

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER

PS/MR RIDLEY

INFORMATION D

NEWS D

MAED

PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

SIR A ACLAND

MR DONALD

LORD N G LENNOX

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

PA

*.

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