(3) There is an abnormally large number now sleeping in
the open air. Investigation now proceeding will reveal the
extent of the necessity for winter quarters for these.
The fact that (1) vast number of Hong Kong residents
who are more destitute than most of the refugees. (2)
Provision of free lodgings and food on a large scale is likely
to attract inestimably big increase of destitutes from south
China complicates the position considerably.
Between the 13th June and 10th July immigrants from
the Colony exceeded immigrants entering by 10,000 and
refugees situation is at present fairly static with a tendency
towards reduction.
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