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
UK in China - the British Embassy and its missions in China Website
Catalogue reference: FCO 121
What's it about?
FCO 121
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the UK in China - the British Embassy and its missions in China website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive.]
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FCO 121
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Title (The name of the record)
- UK in China - the British Embassy and its missions in China Website
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Date (When the record was created)
- From 2006
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the UK in China - the British Embassy and its missions in China website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive.]
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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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)
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- archived website(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)
- Gathered from original website.
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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
- Official publications
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Future website versions may be anticipated.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17066/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
332,720 records
Within the department: FCO
Records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors
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UK in China - the British Embassy and its missions in China Website
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