BY BAG
UNC. FA
SIFIED
THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
SAVING TELEGRAM
TO THE FOREIGN AND CCLMCNWELATH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 178 of 17th MAY 1983
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Refugee Stahotics
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO THE COMMISSICMER ECNG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON WASHINGTON.
N/T
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 174 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1=
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 17 MAY 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
A. IN UNHCR CENTRES
8,261 (8,212)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION-
99 ( 154)
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
256 ( 237)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY
4,075 (3,917)
E.
TOTAL
12,692(12,520)
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 CH
2.7.82.
2. 1,095 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 185 SINCE 10 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
11 SMALL BOATS.
3.
UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 1,412 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 64 IN THE PAST WEEK.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
Mys withi
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 2 JUN 1983
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
750 625
500
1375
25.
165
PS
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
PS/LORD BELSTEAD
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/PUS
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
PUSD
NEWS D MAED
MR WRIGHT
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE
12692 216 12436 69.2
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