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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. ARTICLE IN THE ''OBSERVER" OF 30 SEPTEMBER BY BRIAN EADS IN HONG KONG ALLEGES THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED A
POLICY OF INTENTIONAL NEGLECT TOWARDS VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES (FULL TEXT HAS BEEN TELEXED BY YOUR LONDON OFFICE TO DIS). 2. EADS SAYS:
(A) HKG IS ADOPTING THIS POLICY TO MAKE HONG KONG LESS
ATTRACTIVE TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,
(B) CONDITIONS IN SOME CAMPS ARE AS BAD AS ANYWHERE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA,
(C) INADEQUATE MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE LEADING TO DEATHS IN CAMPS, AND
() MANY OF THE CHILDREN ARE UNDERNOURISHED AND SUFFERING FROM VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES.
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND LINE TO TAKE DESKBY 020900Z.
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