TNAG-0970-FCO40-1189-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 8

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TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NE TELEGRAM NULBER 367 SAVING OF 4 DECEMBER 1980 7 DEC 1982

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON, MODUK (DS)11, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON PEKING, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,

KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, PRIS NEW YORK, UKMIS

NEW YORK, PARIS, LISBON, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN, VIENNA BUENOS AIRES BRASILIAN CARACAS,

Í BONN, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, GEORGETOWN, BELMOPAN, ROME, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO, HANOI

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MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 1454

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG SITREP ON 1.12.80

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1.

Total in Hong Kong 26,856 of which:

Awaiting resettlement

In detention

Being processed

23,474

3,215

167

November arrivals direct from Vietnam: 328

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November departures

from China

Cumulative arrivals since 1 January:

: Nil

: 2,029

direct from Vietnam: 6,649

from China

: 4,386 (of which

Cumulative departures since 1 January

2,307 have already been returned to China)

: 35,027

2. Cumulative resettlement destinations since 1 January 1980 (November figures in brackets):

USA (Direct)

: 14,751 (1,068)

France

113 (20)

USA (To Bataan)

: 4,671 ( 50).

Hong Kong

99 (22)

Canada

6,489 (202)

Netherlands

96 (29)

UK

5,673 (418)

Sweden

95

Australia

814 ( -50)

Greece

42

FRG

537 ( 5)

Japan

36

Switzerland

414

China

33

Austria

280 ( 63)

Belgium

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29 (13)

Spain

250

Bermuda

7

Denmark

225 ( 73)

Luxemburg

5

New Zealand

217 (

16)

New Caledonia :

4

Norway

141

Taiwan

4

Vanuatu

2

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