TNAG-1181-FCO40-1483-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-the--1982 — Page 144

CONFIDENTIAL

機密

69

MEMO

To: Secretary for Security

From :

Commissioner of Police (DSB)

Ref

(126) in SF/404-124

Tel :

5-284284 Ext. 204

Date : 10th May 1982

Vietnamese Refugees - Motivation during January-April 1982

As part of the ongoing Special Branch motivation survey, 227 Vietnamese refugees were interviewed between 1st January 1982 and 30th April 1982. No significant deviation from motivation pattern established during the last year has come to light. Survey results are as follows:-

Motivating Factor

Economic factors and "pull effect'i of information from refugees resettled overseas

No. of Claimants

188

Approx of Total

82

Former Govt./Military Personnel claiming to be political refugees

22

10

Young men avoiding military service (but also having economic reasons for departure)

16

7.5

Refugee avoiding forced relocation to New Economic Zone

1

0.5

227

100

2.

Included in this motivation survey were representatives of a group of 22 refugees who made their way from Ho Chi Minh City to Quang Ninh Province, Northern Vietnam where they arranged their departure. This group also described the difficulties, previously reported by Special Branch, of arranging clandestine departures in Southern Vietnam.

3.

Special Branch will continue to monitor Vietnamese rofugee motivation factors, to be reported at two monthly intervals.

2

C.c.

S for S (Spare)

PA

DPA (2)

HSI

b.c. HSG

SLO

b.b.c. SF/26-380

SF/82-880 Lopare (3)

PD/GNS/cl

Fi

(P. Davies)

for Director of Special Branch for Commissioner of Police