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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VIOLENT INCIDENTS AT HEI LING CHAU
WE HAVE ISSUED TODAY (12 SEPTEMBER) THE FOLLOWING SELF-EXPLANATORY PRESS RELEASE :
BEGINS
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS BETWEEN VIETNAMESE
BOAT PEOPLE FROM THE HAIPHONG AND QUANGLING AREAS OF NORTH VIETNAM IN THE HEI LING CHAU DETENTION CENTRE. BETWEEN 9-12 SEPTEMBER A TOTAL OF 13 ATTACKS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND 6 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THESE ATTACKS HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTED
AGAINST CSD STAFF. SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CENTRE HAVE
REQUESTED THAT THE OVERNIGHT LOCKING OF DORMITORIES BE REINSTITUTED
AND THIS WILL COMMENCE THIS EVENING (12 SEPTEMBER).
A FULL SEARCH OF THE CENTRE FOR WEAPONS WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (13 SEPTEMBER) AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN FORCE.
THE UNHCR HAS BEEN KEPT FULLY INFORMED OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE VISITED THE CENTRE ON SATURDAY
(10 SEPTEMBERL AND 12 SEPTEMBER.
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ALL THE VIETNAMESE HELD
AT HEI LING CHAU WERE POST 16 JUNE ARRIVALS AWAITING SCREENING TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS.
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WILSON
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