MMI
POPULATION
り
1401
2).—1415
Racfnd
3'/u⋅
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Refuger
Problem
HONGKONG DEC 17 REUTER HONGKONG'S POPULATION HAS JUMPED FROM 1,500,000 TO TWO MILLION IN THE SIX MONTHS SINCE THE FALL OF SHANGHAI TO THE COMMUNISTS.
THOUGH LARGE NUMBERS OF CHINESE REFUGEES ARE LEAVING HERE TO RETURN TO COMMUNIST CHINA MORE ARE ARRIVING FROM NEWLY OVERRUN AREAS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHINA.
NO SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN THE POPULATION OF THE OVERCROWDED COLONY IS EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
31
REUTER
1308
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