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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: Economic Planning Staff, International...
Catalogue reference: OD 44
What's it about?
OD 44
This series contains records of the International Economics Division concerning the economic aspects of UK aid policy and the policies of other donor countries and organisations.
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 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Overseas Development and successors: Economic Planning Staff, International Economics Division: Registered Files (IED Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1969-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the International Economics Division concerning the economic aspects of UK aid policy and the policies of other donor countries and organisations.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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By file reference within 3-year file cycles.
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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)
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IED file series
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Overseas Development, International Economics Division,, 1974-1979
- Overseas Development Administration, International Economics Division,, 1970-1974
- Overseas Development Administration, International Economics Division,, 1979-1980
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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73 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2001 Department for International Development
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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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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Series ran 1970-1980
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11415/
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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