TNAG-0878-FCO40-1088-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 139

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FM G KONG 121030Z JAN 79

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 92 OF 12 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, CANBERRA, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,

BANGKOK, MODUK, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

INFO SAVING HANOI.

HUEY FONG: SITREP AT 121000Z.

1. NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS.

HKK 243 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 15 JAN1979

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2. FIVE DAYS DRY RATIONS INCLUDING BABY FOOD WERE PROVIDED TO THE

SHIP BY HELICOPTER THIS MORNING.

3. FOLLOWING THIS RESUPPLY THE MASTER WAS REMINDED THAT HE HAD

BEEN GIVEN FOOD AND WATER FOR HIS VOYAGE TO TAIWAN, AND THAT THE

OFFER OF AN ESCORT FOR THIS VOYAGE STILL STOOD.

4. ONE 14 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS MOVED TO HOSPITAL WITH CUTS FOLLOWING A MISHAP ON BOARD AND 3 MOTHERS AND 2 CHILDREN WERE RETURNED TO THE SHIP FROM HOSPITAL, ALL BY HELICOPTER. LATER IN THE DAY THE INJURED GIRL'S NEXT OF KIN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ON A DOCTOR'S

RECOMMENDATION.

5. THE WEATHER TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME COOLER THAN OF LATE

WITH THE TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 12 DEGS C. TYPHOON ALICE IS NOW UNLIKELY TO AFFECT THE PHILIPPINES OVER THE WEEKEND AS IT HAS TURNED NORTH AND IS EXPECTED TO VEER FURTHER.

FCD PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI

MACLEHOSE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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HKGD

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MR.WEIR MR.MURRAY

FG/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

COPIES TO:

MR.BIRT, HO.,LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON. MR.BURLEIGH, NO,,QUEEN ANNE'S

GATE.

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON,

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