Focus on
The Huey Fong: Hong Kong's 1979 refugee crisis
In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.
Series
Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Directors Files
Catalogue reference: OD 5
What's it about?
OD 5
This series consists of files from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys' Office from 1949 and concerns mainly correspondence on surveys and surveying staff overseas.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OD 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Directors Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1947-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of files from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys' Office from 1949 and concerns mainly correspondence on surveys and surveying staff overseas.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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25 files and flat sheets
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Aid and development
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11376/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
17,311 records
Within the department: OD
Records created or inherited by the Department of Technical Co-operation, and successive...
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Directorate of Overseas Surveys: Directors Files
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