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FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

SAVING TELEGRAM ·

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 433 OF 6TH DECEMBER 1983

WASHINGTON

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

HY SAVING TELEGRAM 424 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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Refuga

Statistici;

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 6 DECEMBER 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CENTRES

7 170 (7 215)

B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

61

(42)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

300

(300)

RECEIVED

La

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

5 736 (5 906)

HKK 243/4

10 DEC 1995

CENTRE POLICY)

I. TOTAL

13 267 (13 463)

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 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THERE

HAVE BEEN NO ARRIVALS SINCE 20.11.1983.

THIS TEL

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 3 836 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 211 IN THE PAST WEEK.

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