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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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Is the new policy working?
It is too early to say. So far the flow of boat people has not
4,059 abated: have arrived since the new policy was introduced on 16
June. But it was always known that it would take time for the
deterrent effect of the policy to work through. We are monitoring
the situation carefully.
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