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SAVING TELEGRAM UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

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TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 277 SAVING OF 9TH SEPTEMBER 1981 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11) UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK CANBERRA, OTTAWA,BIS NEW YORK,UKMIS NEW YORK, PARIS, LISBON, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN,THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN,VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA,

GEORGETOWN,BELMOPAN,ROME

CARACAS, BONN, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO,HANOL, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, 243/1

RECEIVED IN REOKSTAY NO. 51

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My saving telegram number 251: Vietnamese refugees inHpSEP 1981

Kong

Sitrep on 1 September 1981.

1. Total in Hong Kong 17,970 of which:

PA

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

No

(.G.E.

Jan 19

Awaiting resettlement: 14,794 (including 1,334 rescued at

RLUSTRY Action Taken

1800~119.

In detention

sea and covered by a flag

state or disero guarantee).

:

3,176

See 161

August arrivals - direct from Vietnam: 1,223 of which 32

August departures

rescued at sea

by ships

from China

178

1,550

+

2. Resettlement destinations since January 1981 (August figures

in brackets) :-

USA (Direct)

: 10,503 (1,316)

USA (To Bataan)

3

UK

1,585 (

47)

Canada

Australia

1,485 (117)

364 (

25)

France

197 (

21)

Hong Kong

68 (19)

Switzerland

78

Netherlands

39

Denmark

31

FRG

30

Norway

25

Japan

23

New Caledonia

12

Austria

12 (2)