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UNCLASSIFIED

HKK 243/2

SAVING TELE GRANTRECEIVED MY REGISTRY NO. 51

BY BAS

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

18 JAN 1982

DESK OFFICER INDEX

No

18/11A

RA сив

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE LONDON TELEGRAM NUMBER 01 SAVING of 4th JANUARY 1982 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE COMMISSIONER HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDI MODUK (DS11), UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON PEKING SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,KUALA LUMPUR, BONN, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, BIS NEWYORK, UKMIS NEW YORK, PARIS, TOKYO, HANOI

(HKK.243/1

1981

My saving telegram number 409: Vietnamese refugees in Hong

Kong

Sitrep on 1 January 1982.

1. Total in Hong Kong 16,207 of which :-

Awaiting resettlement: 12,960 (including 751 rescued at

In detention

sea and covered by a flag

state or disero guarantee)

: 3,247

December 1981 arrivals - direct from Vietnam: 305 of which

66 rescued at

sea by ship

from China : 20

1981 cumulative arrivals direct from Vietnam: 8,470 of

G

which 1,796

rescued at

sea by ships

from China

: 3,416

December 1981 departures

: 540

1981 cumulative departures

: 17,818

2. Resettlement destinations Jan. Dec. 1981 (December

figures in brackets):-

USA (Direct)

:

12,219 (249)

USA (To Bataan)

3

CANADA.