BY BAG.
UNCLASSIFIED
SAVING TELEGRAM
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 147 SAVING OF 28 APRIL 1981
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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON, MODUK (DS 11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS, STOCKHOLM
MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 139 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
Hrek RELEVIO A
243/1
7 MAY 1981
DESK OLACKA
INDEX
No
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 28TH APRIL 1981:
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. UNDER DETENTION
D. TOTAL
14,289 (15,025)
2,804 (1,903)
17,093
2,526 (2,491)
19,619 (19,419)
PA
Mast
NO. 51
REGISTRY Betion Taken
Aio 75
Sea E7
THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO HONG
KONG ILLEGALLY.
2.
2,578 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981. THE INCREASE OF 362 SINCE 21 APRIL 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
5 BOATS AND THE "LETA" AND "ARTHUR MAERSK",
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3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 7,253 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 OF
WHICH 172 IN THE PAST WEEK.
MACLEHOSE
BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
PS
FED
PS/LPS
ECD
PUSD
INFORMATION D
NEWS D
MAED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY
PS/PUS
COFIES TO:-
LEGAL ADVISER
MR RUSHFORD
SIR E YOUDE
SIR A ACLAND
MR DONALD
LORD NG LENNOX
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