TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 59

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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 207 SAVING OF 23 JUNE 1981

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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG HONMENT OFFICE VLOVICIE MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NUNYOR, PEKING MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA, SINGAFT PANCION

DESK OFFICER INDEX

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 200 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 23 JUNE 1981:

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

D. TOTAL

12,731 (12,758)

3,845 ( 2,950)

DADTO AMSTERDAM

REQSTAY

Action Taken

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4,072 ( 3,392)

20,648 (19,100)

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THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG

INCLUDED IN B ABOVE ARE 1,140 LIKELY EX-CHINA

KONG ILLEGALLY.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

2. 7,110 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 1,014

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 1,883 SINCE 16 JUNE

IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 1,791 IN 36 BOATS AND THE MVS 'EVELYN

MAERSK', DANISH FLAG AND 'EUPLECTA', BRITISH FLAG, WHICH PICKED

UP 69 AND 23 REFUGEES RESPECTIVELY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 10,798 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF

WHICH 260 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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