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THIRTIETH SFECTAT, FLIGHT
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TAY
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HKK 243/8
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
10 JUL 1978
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Action Taten
The thirtieth speciel flight took off with elly 108 : passengers. As usual, tex probleng bad prevented the
rest of thone who had been on the original paccencer list . from leaving.
2. In discuring the matter with Mr Long end Fr Lum Vnn
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Er Thanh (Ne Tuyen vas erein $11), Fr Chedderton said that the Immigration Department: in Hoy team had plmort envelt up with the backlog of interview with mourora. Oct of 45.000 anulieations, 43,000 had been deelt with. 4.500 licnnta bad bron nccented. Culy 2,000 caren were outstanding and of these probably only ebout ton would be recepted. A11 the interviews should be completed by the end of August. Hong Kong had lost money on the lart three flights. This weg disappointing becoure, with the prorrere droudon to ? close, it was importent that the few remaining 1lishba should be full.
7. All thin had chatterice effect on the Vinbaomarin. They checked whether they had understood corectly that only ton Hong Kong visaa would be is ned between now and the end of Aurunt. Fr Chadderton said that this who en oprezinabo figure, and it would be ten fenilies not just ten individuale, The Vietnamese, having suprected that they would like the next flight to be on the Inet eturday of July, left the room #ccompanied by Fr Pridgen. Ft Cherton ead I wore then left on our own for about fifteen minuter while Irt Ladda o mad the Vietnamese held a consultation cf their emy in tho adjacent room. Dr Heldern later told me that he 'n been trying to "indo the dampro" done by br Chadderton 'n revelation that very few new vigen vould bo ƒneved and be the somewhat mercenary noture of the comment chaub Jane Berr losing money on rocent lights. Irideon thought $5
articularly unfortum: be that the Tieberone chguld beyo been brought un so cher`ly geniuct the end of the n at a time when they were vom quel procee deperture of etlunde Chinere.
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