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SAVING TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONGKONG

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.. TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE LONDON, TELEGRAM NUMBER 268 SAVING OF 25th AUGUST 1981 REPEED FOR INFORMATION. SAVING TO HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI,WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, REKING MANILA JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,ARIS

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 259 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

HKK

243

RECEIVED IN RESATRY NO. 51 Q.1 SEP 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 25 AUGUST 1981:

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

مد

$3.4. 3/9 P

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

10,443 (10,530)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

5,030 (5,012)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

See 154

C. UNDER DETENTION

D. TOTAL

3,131 (2,992)

18,604 (18,534)

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG

KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 10,365 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,534

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 268 SINCE 18 AUGUST

IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 8 BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 13,642 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF

WHICH 208 IN THE PAST WEEK.

CATER

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED].

LIMITED

HK & GD FED

SEAD

UND

MR DONALD

MR GOODISON

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON