TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 102

UN ASSIFIND

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH CIFICE

TELEGRAM NULBER SAVING231 OF 21st JUNE 1983

14

Statistics

Керідей е

RET EATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

WASHINGTON

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 223 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 21 JUNE 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

IN UNHCR CENTRES

Miss wolher

pa

HKK 243 $

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

-

- 7 JUL 1983

DESK OFFICER

8,056 (8,052)

A.

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

62

260 (260)

(98)

INDEX

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

4,822 (4,634)

13,200 (13,044)

E. TOTAL

PA

REGISTRY Action faken.

AM

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 THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON 2.7.82.

1,924 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE INCREASE

OF 193 SINCE 14 JUNE IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 7 SHALL BOATS.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,784 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARI OF

3.

WHICH 49 IN THE PAST WEEK.

8056

7796

YOUDE

BOAT PEOPLE

for wk. 2

Lee (17)

wk. 28/6

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED

PUSD NEWS D MAED PS

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE

BOAT PEOPLE

PS/PUS MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR ADAMS

MR URE

13700

3860

12940