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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG : EMERGENCY TEMPORARY
ACCOMMODATION
Since we last discussed the Vietnamese boat people
crisis facing Hong Kong the situation has deteriorated
further. The latest position is that there have been
7,600 arrivals so far this year (130% up on 1988); 5,000
arrivals in the past four weeks; and 2,300 arrivals in
the last week.
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All the existing centres for boat people in Hong Kong
are full. The authorities are now using ferries.
too are full. They are now drawing on the stock of
British Forces tents available in the territory.
stock will be exhausted by the end of this week and it
will be very difficult to find more suitable tents
locally.
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The Governor of Hong Kong has therefore urgently
requested us to fly out tents from the UK on an emergency