TNAG-1278-FCO40-1629-Statistics-on-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 95

SAVING TELEGRAM

UNCLASSIFIED

FROM THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED BY BAG

243/4

ре

16

tung/Walker

TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER SAVING 255 of 12th JULY 1983,

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, WASHINGTON MY SAVING TELEGRAM 246 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 HRS 12 JULY 1983

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

A. IN UNHCR CENTRES

7,865 (7,883)

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

57 ( 50)

RECEIVED IN GLGISAY

HKK 243/4

C.

UNDER DETENTION (CHINA CASES)

266 ( 265)

D. UNDER DETENTION (NEW CLOSED

CENTRE POLICY)

5,156 (5,011)

E.

TOTAL

: ken

13,344 (13,209)

HADDON-CAVE

LIMITED

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. 2,366 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE

INCREASE OF 150 SINCE 5 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF

7 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 2,126 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF

WHICH 33 IN THE PAST WEEK.

SEAD

HKD

UND

FED

PUSD

NEWS D PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

MR GIFFARD MR DONALD

MR URE

13344

2246

13078

1027 876 750

621

375

250

125

}