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
Civil Service Commission: Files Series I
Catalogue reference: CSC 3
What's it about?
CSC 3
Registered files of the Civil Service Commission's plain number file series (1-3987) reflecting all aspects of open competitive appointments to Civil Service posts. The series includes some files on appointments to the India and Burma services.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CSC 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Civil Service Commission: Files Series I
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files of the Civil Service Commission's plain number file series (1-3987) reflecting all aspects of open competitive appointments to Civil Service posts. The series includes some files on appointments to the India and Burma services.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Files with former reference numbers above 3987 will be found in CSC 5
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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A few files from the number range 1-3987 will be found in
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 375 file(s)
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- An alphabetical index for files up to 1944 arranged under a number of general headings is available. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5528/
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