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BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

1 HKK 2.43

24371

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 511

2 2 DEC 1980

TELEGRAM NUMBER 390 SAVING OF 16th DECEMBER 1980CER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK(DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK TEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE BANGKOK, PARIS Azzlık

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO 370: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 16th DECEMBER 1980:-

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. UNHCR CAMPS

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C.

UNDER DETENTION ́

D.

TOTAL

21,127

(21,918)

1,093

( 1,008)

2,650

( 3,012)

24,870

(25,938)

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

2. 11,097 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, 1980. THE INCREASE OF 17 SINCE 9 DECEMBER 1980 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF ONE BOAT.

3.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 36,522 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 738 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

SEAD

LEGAL ADVISERS

HK & GD

(MR RUSHFORD)

UND

PS

FED

ECD

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER

PUSD

INFORMATION D

PS/MR RIDLEY

PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

NEWS D

MAED

SIR A ACLAND

MR DONALD

LORD NG LENNOX

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

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