TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 82

BY AG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED

SAVING TELEGRAM

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

SAVING NUMBER 322 OF 30TH AUGUST 1983

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

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 313 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 30 AUGUST 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

28

HICK 243

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY-

29 SEP 1983

DESK OFFICER

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

A.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

7 658

(7 802)

INDEX

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

138

(113)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

272

(272)

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5893

(5 859)

E.

TOTAL

13 961 (14 046)

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 ON 2.7.82.

་

2. 3 187 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 80 SINCE 23 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

4 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 438 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 175 IN THE PAST WEEK.

YOUDE

13961 3RP 2 13689

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED

PUSD

NEWS D MAED

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR WRIGHT

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD MR ADAMS MR URE

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE,

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT ADVANCED

LONDON