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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1747
OF 301045Z MAY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HANOI
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ACCOMMODATION
AS INDICATED IN SEPARATE TELEGRAMS. OUR ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED BY ARRIVALS IN LAST THREE DAYS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY MORE INTO THE GREEN ISLAND RECEPTION CENTRE OR THE FERRIES. THE TENTED ACCOMMODATION AT WHITEHEAD WILL BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE NO SPARE ACCOMMODATION.
2. WE HAVE THEREFORE DECIDED TO MOVE NEW ARRIVALS TO TAI A CHAU IN THE SOKOS GROUP. ABOUT 350 PEOPLE WERE INTERCEPTED AND TAKEN TO THE ISLAND EARLIER TODAY. THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOOD AND WATER BUT WE ARE NOT/NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE COVERED ACCOMMODATION. WE WILL TRY TO MOVE SOME VBP FROM GREEN ISLAND TO WHITEHEAD TOMORROW THEREBY MAKING ROOM TO PROCESS THE PEOPLE LEFT AT TAI A CHAU. HOWEVER, IF THE PRESENT RATE OF ARRIVALS CONTINUES WE SHALL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO CONTINUE TO USE TAI A CHAU.
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