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HONG KONG TELNO 647 : REFUGEES FROM SS TONG SING.

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THAT UNHCR MIGHT BE ASKED TO BRING THIS INCIDENT TO THE ATTENTION

OF SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT. PLEASE ASK LOCAL UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IF

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HIS HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA TO DO SO.

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