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INDEX
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FOR PS/MR MAUDE
FROM NEWS DEPARTMENT (AFTER CONSULTATION WITH OSBORNE IN HONG HONG WHO WAS UNABLE TO GET A LINE TO HANOI)
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: SUICIDE
1.
FACTS ARE THAT THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE WAS MALE AGED BETWEEN 20 AND 30. HE WAS FOUND IN THE TOILET BLOCK AT WHITEHEAD CAMP AT 1.30 PM ON 16 FEBRUARY. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED AT 8.30 PM ON 18 FEBRUARY.
2.
NEITHER WE NOR HONG KONG HAVE TAKEN ENQUIRIES ON THIS SUBJECT. IT HAS ONLY BEEN MENTIONED ON REUTERS HERE IN A NON-SENSATIONAL WAY.
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SUGGESTED LINE TO TAKE:
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CLEARLY A TRAGIC CASE WHICH GIVES RISE TO CONCERN: SYMPTOMATIC OF THE GRAVE PROBLEMS FACING HONG KONG AND MAKES THE SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION ALL THE MORE URGENT.
HURD
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