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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.
Division
Records of the Information Branch and Department
Catalogue reference: Division within OD
What's it about?
Division within OD
Records of the Information Branch and Department relating to public relations duties for the overseas development departments are in OD 15
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within OD
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Information Branch and Department
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961-2006
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Information Branch and Department relating to public relations duties for the overseas development departments are in OD 15
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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 for International Development, 1997-1997
- Department of Technical Co-operation, Information Branch, 1962-1964
- Ministry of Overseas Development, Information Branch, 1964-1966
- Ministry of Overseas Development, Information Department, 1966-1970
- Overseas Development Administration, Information Department, 1970-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 series
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Information Branch and Department of the various overseas aid departments dealt with public relations generally, and publicity for the United Kingdom's overseas aid effort, including liaison with press and broadcasters. The Department also managed the public records work of the various overseas aid departments.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1171/
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