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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.215 OF 6 FEBRUARY,
HKK 243/1 243/14
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OTTAWA, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,
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MY TELNO,185: 'HUEY FONG'.
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ON 4 FEBRUARY CAPTAIN HSU WEN-HSIN OF THE 'HUEY FONG' WAS CHARGED (UNDER SECTION 24, SUB-SECTION 2, OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE) WITH BEING THE MASTER OF A PASSENGER SHIP HAVING ON BOARD PASSENGERS IN EXCESS OF THE NUMBER ALLOWED. REMANDED IN PRISON CUSTODY FOR EIGHT DAYS.
HE HAS BEEN
REMAND FOR A FURTHER
EIGHT DAYS IS THEN LIKELY TO BE SOUGHT, PENDING ANY MORE SERIOUS CHARGES WHICH MAY LATER BE PUT TO THE CAPTAIN TOGETHER WITH OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE ASSISTED IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 'HUEY FONG'S' VOYAGE.
2. PARA.1 ABOVE MAY BE USED FREELY: WE ASSUME THE B.B.C'S
VIETNAMESE SERVICE WILL GIVE CONTINUING COVERAGE TO DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE CASE.
THE
3. A FIRST BATCH OF 63 FAMILY GROUPS (ABOUT 315 PEOPLE) WILL BE
MOVED OUT OF DETENTION TOMORROW AND HANDED OVER TO THE CARE OF UNHCR, DY 13 FEBRUARY WE EXPECT 1,000 TO BE MOVED OUT. REMAINDER (APART FROM ANY WHO MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR COURT. PROCEEDINGS) WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS ACCOMMODATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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