TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 39

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

SAVING TELEGRAM

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 251 SAVING OF 6 AUGUST 1981

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MKR 243/1

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS CENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, BIS NEW YORK, UKMIS NEW YORK, PARIS, LISEON, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BURNE, DUBLIN, VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA; CARACAS, BONN THEHOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO, HANOI, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, GEORGETOWN, BELMOPAN, ROME

3.P

My saving telegram number 220: Vietnamese refugees in Hong

Kong

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Sitrep on 1 August 1981.

1. Total in Hong Kong 18,097 of which:

Awaiting resettlement: 15,147

In detention

: 2,950

July arrivals - direct from Vietnam: 1,436 of which 448

July departures

rescued at sea

by ships

See (55)

from China : 211

1,272

2. Resettlement destinations since January 1981 (July figures

in brackets) :-

USA (Direct)

9,187 (914)

USA (To Bataan)

3

UK

1,538 (60)

Canada

1,368 (93)

Australia

339 (25)

France

176 (123)

Hong Kong

49 (3)

"

Netherlands

39

Switzerland

:

78 (39)

/DENMARK..