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
Public Administration: correspondence and report
Catalogue reference: BW 91/294
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This record is about the Public Administration: correspondence and report dating from 1978 in the series Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries: Correspondence.... 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)
- BW 91/294
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1978
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Description (What the record is about)
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Public Administration: correspondence and report
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- B/AFG/3
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C404251/
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BW 91
Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries: Correspondence...
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Within the series: BW 91
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Public Administration: correspondence and report
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