BY BAG
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
SAVING TELEGRAM
HKK 234/3
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 SEP 1983
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TO THE FOREIGN AND COM UNWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 303 OF 16TH AUGUST 1983
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON
MY SAVING TELEGRAM 296 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1.
REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 16 AUGUST 1983
(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)
7,801
(7,822)
7000
IN UNHCR CENTRES
158
(129)
B.
GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION
C.
UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)
268
(268)
D.
UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED
CENTRE POLICY)
E.
TOTAL
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.
1326
13624
5.665
(5,607)
13,892 (13,826)
2. 2,929 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE
INCREASE OF 88 SINCE 9 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF
5 SMALL BOATS.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,228 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY
OF WHICH 33 IN THE PAST WEEK.
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
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