TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 86

SAVING TELEGRAM

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVINGS 282 OF 2ND AUGUST 1983

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

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM 275 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

his wether

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 2 AUGUST 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A.

IN UNHCR CENTRES

7,812 (7,822)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

126 (129)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

268 (268)

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5,471 (5,314)

13,677 (13,533) ·

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.

2. 2,714 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 163 SINCE 26 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

5 SMALL BOATS AND 1 SHIP.

3.

UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,194 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 31 IN THE PAST WEEK.

YOUDE

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

SEAD

HKD

UND

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE

FED

PUSD

NEWS D MAED

PS

PS/PUS

MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR ADAMS

MR URE

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THICK 243/4.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

29 SEP 1983

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

13409

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE