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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
THE UNHCR HAVE REQUESTED DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE FOR A DRAGONAIR BOEING
737 TO LAND AT HANOI ON 30 NOVEMBER. THE AIRCRAFT WILL RETURN TO
HONG KONG THE SAME DAY. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
A. FLIGHT NUMBER :KA3253
B. CAPTAIN AND CREW: SEVEN
C.
AIRCRAFT TYPE : BOEING 737
D. CALL SIGN: FLIGHT NO KA3253
E. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT : VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
ITINERARY:
KA 3253 ETD HONG KONG 1050 (LOCAL)
ETA HANOI
1215 (LOCAL)
1315 (LOCAL)
KA 9252 ETD HANOI
ETA HONG KONG 1630 (LOCAL)
2. WE DO NOT YET KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS BUT ASSUME
ABOUT 120 AS WITH PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THERE WILL BE 5 OR 6 PASSENGERS
WHO WILL RETURN WITH THE PLANE TO HONG KONG.
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