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SAVING TELEGRAM

тор сору

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 92 SAVING OF 17TH MARCH 1981

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TOPY NO. 51

24 MAR 1981

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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, as 24/3 MANILA,JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,PARIS

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 81 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS. 17TH MARCH 1981:

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

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A.

IN UNHCR CAMPS

16,117 (16,470)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

1,999 ( 1,691)

AND QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

2,446 (2,439)

C.

UNDER DETENTION

20,562 (20,600)

D. TOTAL

THE NUMBER UNDER DETENTION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF

VIETNAMESE REUFGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE

COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY.

2. 887 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981. THE

INCREASE OF 255 SINCE 10 MARCH 1981 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 5 SMALL BOATS.

3.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 4,583 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981

OF WHICH 305 IN THE PAST WEEK.

MACLEHOSE

BOAT PEOPLE LIMITED

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HK & GD

UND

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FED

ECD

PUSD

INFORMATION D

NEWS D

MAED

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS

STR E YOUDE

SIR A ACLAND

MR DONALD

LORD NG LENNOX

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

COPIES TO:-

MR RUSHFORD LEGAL ADVISER

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT ADVANCED

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