TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 66

BY BAY

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM TH GOVERNOR HONGKONG

SAVINGS TELEDRAM

TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 172 of 20th MAY 1981

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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFTEN MODUK(DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PERING JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR,SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS,COPENHAGEN, CANBERRA

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TRY NO. 51 TÂY 821

MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 164 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 LOCAL ON 19 MAY (PREVIOUS WEEK IN BRACKETS)

A: IN UNHCR CAMPS

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

D: TOTAL

DISK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Take

13,916 (13,833)

2,122 (2,337)

3,092

(2,888)

19,130

(19,058)

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PA.

THOSE UNDER DETENTION ARE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAD BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING ILLEGALLY TO HONG KONG.

2. 3,740 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 774 RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 403 SINCE 12 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 186 REFUGEES ON 5 BOATS AND THE MVS "CHEVALIER ROZE",FRENCH FLAG, AND "ADRIAN MAERSK". DANISH FLAG, WHICH PICKED UP 199 AND 18 REFUGEES RESPECTIVELY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 8,953 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 353 IN THE PAST

WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

SEAD

FK & GD

UND

PS

FED

ECD

PUSD

INFORMATION D

NEWS D

MAED

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE STR A ACLAND MR DONALD

MR GOODISON

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

COPIES TO:- MR RUSHFORD

LEGAL ADVISER

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT 'ADVANCED

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