TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 87

BY BAG

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 338 OF 13th SEPTEMBER, 1983

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

MY SAVING TELEGRAM 330 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS:13 SEPTEMBER 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

IN UNHCR CENTRES

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

23 SEP 1983

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TREGISTRY

Action Taken

7 570

(7 619)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

81

(63)

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

272

(272)

INDEX

D.

UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

5 951

(5 948)

CENTRE POLICY)

E. TOTAL

13 874 (13 902)

THE NUMBERS UNDER DETENTION REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF

VIRINAMESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN SHITLED IN CHINA BEFORE

COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND THOSE DETAINED SINCE

THE INTRODUCTION OF CLOSED CENTRE POLICY ON 2.7.82.

2. 3 338 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 13 SINCE 6 SEPTEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 1 SMALL BOAT.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2 707 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY

OF WHICH 55 IN THE PAST WEKK.

4. PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY SAVING NO. 330 SHOULD BE AMENDED

TO READ: "3 325 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY,

THE INCREASE OF 138 SINCE 30 AUGUST IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL

OF 5 SMALL BOATS."

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