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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
Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: United Nations Department: Registered...
Catalogue reference: OD 33
What's it about?
OD 33
Records of the United Nations Department dealing with United Kingdom relations on development matters with the United Nations Organization and its agencies (including UNIDO, UNCTAD, ECOSOC, and the UNDP).
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 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: United Nations Department: Registered Files (UND Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1962-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the United Nations Department dealing with United Kingdom relations on development matters with the United Nations Organization and its agencies (including UNIDO, UNCTAD, ECOSOC, and the UNDP).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Files on UK relations with UNESCO are in OD 24
Earlier Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food files on relations with the Food and Agriculture Organisaton are in MAF 252
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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)
- UND 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)
- 303 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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In 1972 when the Department of Technical Co-operation was re-designated Multilateral Aid Institutions Department. It subsequently reverted to United Nations Department in 1976 to include UNESCO issues. It was re-titled United Nations Department (A) in 1979. Responsibility for relations with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation passed to the Ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in January 1965.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11404/
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