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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1067 OF 14 DECEMBER

PQ'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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SIR PATRICK WALL HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS JOR

WRITTEN ANSWER:

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE:

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'HOW MANY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES NOW IN HONG KONG ARE IN OPEN

OR CLOSED CAMPS, RESPECTIVELY'.

B

'WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES NOW IN HONG KONG,

AND HOW MANY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS, OR THREE

YEARS RESPECTIVELY'.

C

'HOW MANY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG HAVE BEEN

RESETTLED IN OTHER COUNTRIES IN EACH OF THE PAST THREE YEARS,

AND HOW HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY EACH OF THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES

FOR RESETTLEMENT'.

D

'WHAT FACILITIES FOR VOLUNTARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING EXIST

IN THE CLOSED REFUGEE CAMPS IN HONG KONG'.

2. FOR A PLEASE GIVE LATEST FIGURES AS WELL AS NAMES OF

CLOSED AND OPEN CAMPS FOR USE AS BACKGROUND.

3. PLEASE ALSO GIVE LATEST FIGURES FOR B. AS USED WITH EX CHINA

CASES SEPERATELY. THE SECOND HALF OF THIS QUESTION IS THE SAME AS

ONE SIR P WALL ASKED IN JULY. WE ASSUME THAT THE FIGURES PROVIDED

IN YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 797 OF 23 JULY GAVE CUMULATIVE TOTALS FOR

EACH OF THE 3 CATEGORIES.

IF SO WE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE ANSWER LESS AMBIGUOUS BY USING THE

FOLLOWING FORMULA: (X) FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE (Y) FOR TWO YEARS

OR MORE AND (Z) FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE.

4.

FOR C WE PROPOSE TO GIVE FIGURES FOR 1980, 1981 AND 1982.

PLEASE PROVIDE THESE AND A BREAKDOWN OF EACH BY COUNTRIES.

5. PLEASE PROVIDE A DRAFT REPLY AND ANY NECESSARY BACKGROUND

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