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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2366
OF 14113OZ JULY 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
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YOUR TELNO 1505: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION: OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. THE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THIS END ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. ALL RETURNEES ARE NOW ACCOMMODATED IN PHOENIX HOUSE, A HALF-WAY HOUSE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER VBP'S
B. ALL THE NECESSARY SECURITY CHECKS AND IMMIGRATION FORMALITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHOENIX HOUSE EARLY ON THE DAY OF THE RETURN FLIGHT.
C. RETURNEES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM PHOENIX HOUSE TO KAI TAK AIRPORT BY POLICE VEHICLE. THEY WILL ARRIVE THROUGH A SIDE GATE OF THE AIRPORT AND DEBUS ON THE AIRSIDE OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT 0600. FROM HERE THEY WILL BOARD THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY.
D. THE RETURNEES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF SECURITY BRANCH, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, TWO INTERPRETERS, 15 POLICEMENT (9 MEN AND 6 WOMEN) AND 5 IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ON THE
FLIGHT TO HANOI.
E. FLIGHT TIMINGS:
(I) ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE (ETD) IS 0630 CHONG KONG TIME)
(II) ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA) IS 0800 CHANOI TIME).
2. OTHER POINTS ARISING FROM TUR ARE BEING ADDRESSED SEPARATELY.
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