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SAVING TELEGRAM

24

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE LONDON

LEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 319 OF 21 JULY, 1982

P.A.

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVINGS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON. WASHINGTON.

HKR 243/~-~

MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 309 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 20 JULY 1982

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

Pear 318

8,160 (8,298)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

2,520 (2,422)

C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

486 ( 486)

727 (

тор сору

592)

CAMP POLICY)

E. TOTAL

seef?

11,893 (11,798)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES WHO HAVE BLEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE COMING TO

HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE INTRODUCTION

OF NEW CLOSED CAMP POLICY ON 2 JULY 1982.

2. 5,059 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, OF WHICH 327

RESCUED AT SEA BY SHIPS. THE INCREASE OF 135 SINCE 13 JULY

IS DUE TO THE ARKIVAL OF 5 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 7,296 REFUGELS SINCE 1 JANUARY OF

WHICH 49 IN THE PAST WEEK.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HK & GD FED

SEAD

UND

NEWS D

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS

MR DONALD

MR URE

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