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SAVING TELEGRAM

MICK 243/1

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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

No

(.9.E.

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

21/91 Pas79

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 291 OF 15TH SEPTEMBER 1981,

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

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 278 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 15 SEPTEMBER 1981:

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

See (58)

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

9,972 (10,054)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

4,775 (4,649)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

D. TOTAL

3,178 (3,177)

17,925 (17,880)

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG

KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 10,969 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,593

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 226 SINCE 8 SEPTEMBER

IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 5 BOATS AND THE MV 'EUNEY', PHILIPPINES ;

FLAG AND 'CHEVALIER VALBELLE', FRENCH FLAG.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 14,970 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF

WHICH 196 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE.

LIMITED

HK&GD

FED

SEAD

UND

NEWS D

INFORMATION D

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR A ACLAND

MR DONALD

LORD N G LENNOX

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