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TELELETTER

FROM T C S STITT, SOUTH EAST ASIAN DEPARTMENT

DATED 23 DECEMBER 1981

FILE REFERENCE

FOLLOWING FOR L.W.BOYES ESQ, SECURITY BRANCH, HONG KONG

REFUGEE STATISTICS

COULD I SEEK CLARIFICATION OF THE BASIS OF CALCULATION OF

THE FIGURES IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S LETTER

CR2/4821/75 XIII OF 2 DECEMBER? IN PARTICULAR COULD YOU

SET OUT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG IN 1980

AND 1981 UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

(1)

ARRIVALS DIRECT FROM VIETNAM (I.E. OWN BOATS)

(2) ARRIVALS FROM VIETNAM AFTER RESCUE AT SEA

(I.E. LANDED UNDER FLAG STATE GUARANTEE)

(3) ARRIVALS FROM CHINA?

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IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO HAVE YEAR END FIGURES FOR THESE

THREE CATEGORIES FOR 1980 AND 1981. MY AIM IS TO RECONCILE YOUR

AND UNHCR FIGURES, AND THE GAP IS NOW TOO WIDE FOR COMFORT.

2. I WOULD ALSO BE INTRESTED TO KNOW HOW YOU DERIVE THE 68,000

FIGURE FOR TOTAL REGIONAL ARRIVALS IN 1980, GIVEN THE UNHCR

FIGURE OF 75,832, AND FOR EXPLANATION OF THE GAP BETWEEN YOUR

1981 ARRIVALS FIGURE OF 8072 AND UNHCR'S (PRESUMABLY BASED ON

THEIR LOCAL OFFICERS REPORTS) OF 7061 TO END OCTOBER.

SIGNED NJ BOWN

FA 243/5

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