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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 144
OF 18080OZ OCTOBER 88
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YOUR TELNO 2711 : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: TALKS WITH
VIETNAMESE
1. THE ARRIVAL FIGURE FOR VBS IN SEPTEMBER DECLINED TO 368. SINCE 14 SEPTEMBER, ONLY 24 VBPS (INCLUDING 2 ECVII) HAVE ARRIVED: THESE ARRIVED IN 2 BOATS ON 11 OCTOBER.
2. ONE BOAT WITH 19 VBPS LEFT NORTH VIETNAM ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1988 AND HAD MADE 11 STOP-OVERS IN CHINA. REPLENISHMENTS WERE RECEIVED FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE CHINESE OFFICIALS AT DIAN BAI, SHAPO AND DONG PING
3. THE OTHER GROUP OF 3 LEFT NORTH VIETNAM AND ENTERED CHINA BY LAND
VIA LANG SON ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1988 AT QUANG XI. THEY WERE JOINED BY
AN ECVII WHO TOOK THEM TO DOU MEN. THEY WERE THEN JOINED BY ANOTHER
ECVII AND BOGHT A CHINESE JUNK TO SAIL TO HONG KONG.
FORD
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DISTRIBUTION
97
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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LEGAL ADVISERS
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MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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