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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
Ministry of Overseas Development and Successors: UNESCO Department: Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: OD 24
What's it about?
OD 24
This series contains files of UNESCO Department, the UNESCO Executive Board, the European National Commission for UNESCO and material covering various international meetings. The series ran from 1965 until 1976 when it amalgamated with the UND...
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 24
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and Successors: UNESCO Department: Registered Files (UNE Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of UNESCO Department, the UNESCO Executive Board, the European National Commission for UNESCO and material covering various international meetings. The series ran from 1965 until 1976 when it amalgamated with the UND file series as part of the United Nations Department.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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United Nations Department files are in OD 33
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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)
- UNE 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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- Ministry of Overseas Development, 1964-1970
- Overseas Development Administration, 1970-1974
- UNESCO, 1945-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 163 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1992 Overseas Development Administration
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The UNESCO Department handled relations with UNESCO, and was transferred to a Natural Resources and UNESCO Division in 1968, before becoming part of a new International Division in 1969.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11395/
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