TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 85

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GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 296 of 9th AUGUST 1983

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 282 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 9 AUGUST 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A.

B.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

this Wother

7,822 (7,812)

129

(126)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

268

(268)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5,607 (5,471)

HKK 243/4

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

29 SEP 1983

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

13,826 (13,677)

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.

13+2+

R & f 13558

2. 2,841 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 127 SINCE 2 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 8 SMALL BOATS.

3.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,195 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEPARTURES SINCE 31 JULY.

(FIGURE

ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE 1 VR WHO LEFT FOR USA ON 30 JULY)

HADDON-CAVE

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

SEAD

BKD

UND

FED

PUSD NEWS D

MAED

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD MR ADAMS

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE