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FM HONG KONG 090258Z JUN 8Ø
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 154 OF 9 JUNE
INFO F C O, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 67: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG FROM CHINA.
AS OF TODAY THERE ARE 3,079 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE COME FROM CHINA AND WHOSE CASES HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH THE NCNA. NAMELISTS HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR ALL EXCEPT 5 OF THE BOATS WHICH ARRIVED IN MAY.
2. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, SOME 348 REFUGEES ARRIVED VIA MACAU OVER THE WEEKEND. INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT AT LEAST 175 OF THESE ALSO CAME FROM CHINA FROM THE COUNTIES OF SAN-SHUT (005/3055) AND SI-HUI (8934/2585), RESPECTIVELY 40 KM WEST AND 65 KM NORTH WEST OF GUANGZHOU. WE WILL SPEAK TODAY TO NONA ABOUT THIS NEW LOOPHOLE.
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