TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 77

SAVING TELEGRAM

UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR KONG YONG

TC THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM SAVINGS 330 OF 6th SEPTEMBER 1983

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON AND WASHINGTON

НКК 24314.

RECEIVED IN REGUTRY

29 SEP 1983

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 322 ̊ VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CENTRES

B.

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 6 SEPTEMBER 1983

7 619 (7 658)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

63 (138)

272 (272)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5 948 (5893)

E.

TOTAL

13 902 (13 961)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN CHINA BEFORE

COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGLALY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE

THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON 2.7.82.

2. 3 345 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 158 SINCE 30 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

5 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 652 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 214 IN THE PAST WEEK.

HADDON-CAVE

(30

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

Action 4 ak

13902

3872 13630

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMUND

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED

PUSD

NEWS D MAED

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR ADAMS

MR URE

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE