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SAVING TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

HICK

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TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 341 of 4th AUGUST 1982

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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 333 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 3 AUGUST 1982

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

8,192 (8,118)

2,226 (2,385)

C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

487 ( 487)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CAMP POLICY)

1,614 (1,351)

E. TOTAL

12,519 (12,341)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO

HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE INTRODUCTION

OF NEW CLOSED CAMP POLICY ON 2 JULY 1982.

2. 5,969 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 327

RESCUED AT SEA BY CHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 286 SINCE 27 JULY

IS LUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 10 SMALL BOATS.

3.

UNHCR HAS ESETTLED 7,591 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF

WHICH 113 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS

MR DONALD

MR URE

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