TNAG-1274-FCO40-1624-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 220

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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 263 OF 19 JULY 1983

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

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 255 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 19 JULY 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CENTRES

B.

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7.892

(7,855)

+27.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

61

(57)

C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

267

(266)

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5,137 (5,156)

19

E. TOTAL

13,357 (13,344)

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

2.7.82.

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON

156

187

19

2.

HAVE BEEN NO ARRIVALS SINCE 12 JULY.

2,366 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THERE

4892 7835

27

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,149 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF

WHICH 23 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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