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SAVING TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE TO HIGH & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM ABER 273 SAVING OF 1 SEPTEMBER 1981

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REFEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANCI, WASHINGTON, UMIS NEW YORK, PEING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS

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HEGISTRY (Action Taken

15.1.1. Pam 10/9

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 268 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

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A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

9,882 (10,443)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

4,966 (5,030)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

D. TOTAL

3,133 (3,131)

17,981 (18,604)

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG

KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 10,551 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,534

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 186 SINCE 25 AUGUST

IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 8 BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 14,466 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF

WHICH 824 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

LIMITED

HK & GD

FED

SEAD

UND

MR DONALD

MR GOODISON