TNAG-0970-FCO40-1189-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 58

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FM HONG KONG 2509552 MARCH 80

TO PRIORITY FCQ

TELEGRAM NUMBER 444 OF 25 MARCH

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MODUK (DS11)

UKMIS GENEVA HANOI WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING INFO ROUTINE

MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK

MY TELNO 415: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900-25 MARCH 1980:- (PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

39,152 (38,960)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. TOTAL

5,430 (6,195)

44,582 (45, 155)

2. 623 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF

140 SINCE 18 MARCH IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THREE SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAAS RESETTLED 9,146 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 724 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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NEWS D MARD

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SIR D MAITLAND

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

LORD NG LENNOX

MR RUSHFORD (LEGAL ADV.)

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