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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.
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10 items (11 sheets) extracted from CO 537/4790. Cuttings taken from various newspapers...
Catalogue reference: EXT 3/30
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This record is about the 10 items (11 sheets) extracted from CO 537/4790. Cuttings taken from various newspapers... dating from 1949 in the series Items Extracted from Documents: Flat Items: Kew. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EXT 3/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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10 items (11 sheets) extracted from CO 537/4790. Cuttings taken from various newspapers including 'The Straits Times', 'Malaya Tribune' and 'The Free Press'
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 portfolio(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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Asia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040494/
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