TNAG-1067-FCO40-1317-Statistics-on-refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 80

SAVING TELEGRAM

101

BY

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 122 SAVING OF 7th APRIL 1981

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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NODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON TIMIS NEW YORK, PERING, MANTIA, NICK 24311

JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PARIS

MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 116 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES..

16

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 7TH APRIL 198T

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

RRCHYED IN REGISTRY NO. 57

14 APR 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

No

: PA

Mas

REGISTRY Action Taken

is Pemibly

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

14,405 (14,502)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

2,487 ( 2,503)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. UNDER DETENTION

2,459 ( 2,458)

See

24

19,351 (19,463)

D. TOTAL

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE

COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 1,511 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981. THE

INCREASE OF 243 SINCE 1 APRIL 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 8 SMALL BOATS.

3.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 6,414 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981

OF WHICH 336 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL

HK & GD

SEAD

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]