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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 8 MAY 1979 :-
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
6,031
B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR
15,769
2,662
24,512
C. ONBOARD THE ''SKY LUCK**
D. TOTAL
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14,276 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1979, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 1,994 SINCE 1 MAY 1979 DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 21 SMALL BOATS,
3. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,020 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY
1979.
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