TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 124

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM 178 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 24 MAY 1983

INDEX

PA

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

3,184 (8,261)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

93 (

99)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

256 ( 256)

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY

4.139 (4,076)

E. TOTAL

12,672(12,692)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA

BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETA INED

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON

2.7.82.

2. 1,215 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 120 SINCE 17 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

2 SMALL BOATS AND 2 SHIPS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,563 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 151 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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