TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 119

BY

BAG

INCLASSIFEED

CM THE GOVERNEOR HONG KONG

pa Refugee statines.

SAVING TELEGRAM

TC THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NULIBER SAVING 216 OF 7th JUNE 1983

Miss Walle

PEPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LCHDCN, WASHINGTON

HKK 243/c

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

16 JUN 1983

DESK OFFICER

REGISTAY

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 201 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 7 JUNE 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

λ.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

B.

C. UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

E. TOTAL

7/6, 1/6

8,091 | (8,177)

59 (56)

260 (256)

4,481 (4,351)

12,891 (12,840)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER CF

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.

2. 1,577 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 149 SINCE 31 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

9 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,723 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 106 IN THE PAST WEEK.

YOUDE

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

12840 2256 12584 awarty

resettlement

12891 260 12631

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED PUSD NEWS D MAED

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS

MR WRIGHT

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE