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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 338 OF 14TH OCTOBER 1981

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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MODUK (DS11),UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON,UKMIS NEW YORK PEKING MAN JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA,SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,PARIS

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 323 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 13 OCTOBER 1981:

(FREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

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A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

9,760 ( 9,556)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

3,969 ( 4,091)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

D. TOTAL

3,191 (3,189)

Te

16,920 (16,836)

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG

KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 11,224 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,718

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 155 SINCE 7 OCTOBER

IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 2 BOATS AND THE AMERICAN OWNED M.V.

'ESSO ORIENT', WHICH PICKED UP 90 REFUGEES IN THE SOUTH CHINA

SEA.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 16,287 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF

WHICH 91 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED

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NEWS D

INFORMATIOND

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MRDONALD LORD NG LENNOX

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