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TELEGRAM NUMBER 363 OF 11 MARCH

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MODUK (DS 11)

INFO SAVING UKMIS GENEVA HANOI WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK MONROVIA

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MY TELNO 329: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 11 MARCH, 1980:-

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. TOTAL

39,574

(40,427)

6,608

(6,861)

46,182

(47,288)

2.467 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 121 SINCE 4 MARCH IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF TWO SMALL BOATS AND THE LIBERIAN-REGISTERED ''OCEAN ENTERPRISE'' WHICH RESCUED 68 REFUGEES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON 8 MARCH.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 7,362 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,275 IN THE PAST WEEK.

4. 561 REFUGEES WERE TRANSFERRED TO THEE REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE IN BATAAN ON BOARD A PHILIPPINES NAVY LANDING SHIP TANKS ON 6 MARCH BY ICEM.

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FILES

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HK v GD

NEWS,D MAED PS

UND

PS/GPS

FED

ECD

PS/PUS

PUSD

OLD IPD

MÅL CORTAZZI

MILL MURRAY

PS/MA BLAKER

SIR.D. MAITLAND

LORD N.G. LENNOX

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

ADDITIONAL DIST!

BOAT PEOPLE

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