TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 25

UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG

SAVING TELEGRAM

BAG

LASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 420 OF 23RD NOVEMBER 1983

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON WASHINGTON

(46)

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 410 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

see (47)

(45)

Mx wother or.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ÁT ̃0900 HRS 22 NOVEMBER 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

HKK 243/4

RECEIVED IN TEJISTKY 23 DEC 1983

DESK OF ICER

A.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

7 250 (7,207)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

36 (107)

INDEX

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

300

(300)

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5 941 (5 928)

E. TOTAL

13 527 (13,542)

REGISTAY

PA

Action Taken

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER

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.

3 693 RETUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 29 SINCE 15 NOVEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 1 SMALL BOAT.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 3 554 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 53 IN THE PAST WEEK.

YOUDE

BOAT FEOFTE

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UNED

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NEWS D MAEND

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD MR DONALD

MR. ADAMS

MR URE

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE