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
Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Recruitment and Staffing Departments:...
Catalogue reference: OD 8
What's it about?
OD 8
This series contains files relating to policy on the recruitment of staff with professional skills for service in developing countries, and includes material concerning the Overseas Services Resettlement Bureau and files relating to various...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OD 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Recruitment and Staffing Departments: Registered Files (RC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files relating to policy on the recruitment of staff with professional skills for service in developing countries, and includes material concerning the Overseas Services Resettlement Bureau and files relating to various non-governmental voluntary organisations. There are also files relating to vacant governorships and other offices in colonial territories.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- RC file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Technical Co-operation, 1961-1964
- Ministry of Overseas Development, 1964-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 513 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11379/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: OD
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Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Recruitment and Staffing Departments: Registered Files (RC Series)
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