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ROLLIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 0 7 MAY 1980

PA

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

Awis

See (3$

GRS 110

UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 060500Z MAY 80

TO ROUTINE FCO

TLEGRAM NUMBER 606 OF 6 MAY

INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON MOD UK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA HANOI

WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK

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MYTELNO 574: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0902 6 MAY 1980:

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. TOTAL

35,769 (36,477)

4,976 (4,609) 40,745 (41,086)

2. 1,085 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1980. THE INCREASE OF 129 SINCE 29 APRIL IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF FOUR SMALL BOATS. 3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 13,548 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 507 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

FILES SEAD

HK & GD

UND

FED

ECD

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MAED

PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER

PS/PUS

SIR D MAITLAND

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

LORD NG LENNOX

ADDITIONAL DISTN.

BOAT PEOPLE

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