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4. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 14,725 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT. OF THESE, 14,609 ARRIVED BEFORE 16 JUNE 1988. THE REMAINING 116 ARE POST-15 JUNE ARRIVALS WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED IN
AS REFUGEES.
5. OF THE PRE-16 JUNE ARRIVALS, 1,577 HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG OVER
7 YEARS, AND 2,814 OVER 5 YEARS. THESE LONG STAYERS ARE STRANDED IN HONG KONG BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES.
WILSON
YYYY
MAIN
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
ADDITIONAL
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
NNNN
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES
GTE
CHOME OFFICE)
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