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AUTHORITIES. THEY WERE KEPT IN A DETENTION CENTRE UNTIL 25 MARCH WHEN THEY WERE TRANSFERRED TO WAI LO. THEY WERE GIVEN A MOTORISED WOODEN JUNK, 172 LITRES OF FUEL, 100KG OF RICE AND 10KG OF VEGETABLES FREE OF CHARGE TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY TO HONG KONG.
5. 53 VBP ARRIVED IN A BOAT ON 22 APRIL. THE MAIN GROUP OF 48 CROSSED THE SINO-VIETNAMESE LAND BORDER ON 17 MARCH VIA HAI HUNG AFTER PAYING SRV BORDER OFFICIALS 50,000 DONG PER PERSON. 4 VBP LEFT VIETNAM BY BOAT AND PICKED UP THE MAIN GROUP AND ONE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AT DONG
XIANG IN CHINA BEFORE CONTINUING THEIR JOURNEY TO HONG KONG.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE
CHOME OFFICE)
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