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
Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Photographs
Catalogue reference: WORK 55
What's it about?
WORK 55
This series consists of photographs of British consulates in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand, as well as a few other buildings in Hong Kong and Indonesia.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 55
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Photographs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1898-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of photographs of British consulates in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand, as well as a few other buildings in Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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 Works, 1943-1962
- Ministry of Works and Buildings, 1940-1942
- Ministry of Works and Planning, 1942-1943
- Office of Works, 1851-1940
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 32 volume(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 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
from 1985 Property Services Agency
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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
- Asia
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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/C14656/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
72,493 records
Within the department: WORK
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