TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 29

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1499 OF 29 DECEMBER

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, CANBERRA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK. INFO SAVING HANOI.

401) MY TELNO 1495: HUEY FONG: SITREP AT 2910002.

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1. THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE

VESSEL IS STILL AT ANCHOR AND THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE FINE.

2. THE SHIP STILL DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF POSTERS AND SOME SLOGANS ARE BEING PAINTED ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE. THEIR GENERAL GIST IS TO REQUEST THE HX GOVERNMENT AND THE UNHCR TO PERMIT THE REFUGEES TO REMAIN IN HK AND NOT TO GO TO TAIWAN.

3. A FURTHER THREE DAYS SUPPLY OF DRY RATIONS ARE BEING LOADED.

LOADING WILL BE COMPLETED BY ABOUT 1000 HOURS TOMORROW HONG KONG

TIME.

4. THE 8 PERSONS REPORTED TO BE SICK WERE TODAY EXAMINED BY A

DOCTOR. 5 WERE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND 3 RETURNED TO THE VESSEL. A 12 YEAR OLD BOY WITH APPENDICITIS WAS ALSO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

5. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER MESSAGES FROM THE MASTER, AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCOMING OR OUTGOING COMMUN- ICATIONS BETWEEN THE SHIP AND TAIWAN.

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