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HKK 243/1
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GR 3159
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FM HONG KONG 151049Z JAN 79
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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.106 OF 15 JANUARY,
INFO IMMEDIATE : WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA,
PRIORITY : PEKING, CANBERRA, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,
BANGKOK, MODUK, H.K. GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
INFO SAVING
: HANOI.
HUEY FONG: SITREP AT 151200Z.
15120
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NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS.
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A PREGNANT WOMAN AND HER 17 MONTH OLD SON WERE EVACUATED FROM THE SHIP TO HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER THIS MORNING.
THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO ABOUT TEN DEGRESS CENTIGRADE TODAY. IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND WINDS HAVE BEEN STRONG. THIS HAS GIVEN RISE TO CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC AND MEDIA INTEREST IN CONDITIONS ON BOARD. ONE AND A HALF TONS OF WARM CLOTHING COLLECTED THROUGH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO THE SHIP BY HELICOPTER
THIS AFTERNOON.
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THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY TOMORROW BUT TO WORSEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
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