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.
Piece
Hong Kong. Orderable at item level
Catalogue reference: T 702/859
What’s it about?
This record is about the Hong Kong. Orderable at item level dating from 1991 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31 in the series HM Treasury: Permanent Secretary: Terence Burns: Private Office Papers (PO-PS/TB.... It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 702/859
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1991 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hong Kong. Orderable at item level
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PO-PST/TB/0855
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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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
- Personal and family papers
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17878034/
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Series information
T 702
HM Treasury: Permanent Secretary: Terence Burns: Private Office Papers (PO-PS/TB...
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Hong Kong. Orderable at item level
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