TNAG-0970-FCO40-1189-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 83

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 167 OF 29 JANUARY

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON MOD UK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA HANOI WASHINGTON UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING

INFO ROUTINE MANILA JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK.

MYTELNO 133: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 29 JANUARY (PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES

IN BRACKETS):

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A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

37,360 (38,118)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGES

13,367 (14,246)

C. TOTAL

50,727 (52,364)

2. 99 (72) REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 27 SINCE 22 JANUARY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF TWO SMALL BOATS. 3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,325 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 804 HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN THE PAST WEEK,

4. SINCE 22 JANUARY A FURTHER 891 BOAT REFUGEES HAVE BEEN RETURNED

TO CHINA, THEY HAD ARRIVED IN 1979 CLAIMING TO HAVE COME DIRECT FROM VIETNAM BUT SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY SETTLED IN CHINA AND LATER LEFT ILLEGALLY FOR HONG KONG. THE FIGURES IN PARA 1 TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS.

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