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WISTY 10th 1979
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ESSAIR LILIVMED TO THE REFUGEE SHIT
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Cute: In Long Kong, none confusion surrounde en offici.l
Tony Yous
Bovemment rentunut de yastardy, Tednesday, that it has informed the three thousand or so people on the rofuge 2 ship the "bey Pong" thy could not emuch to be further provisioned, It's been inferred that this could nerji no further unplies will be nir-lifted to the shi›. ef food, clothing end medicinshave been cir-lifted to th. "luby Fong" since it mchored off Hong Kong just befer. Christmas: Patricia bean reports from Hong Kong,
1. sunior Hong Kong government spokesaut crys that the message 235 infactum tuly worded to the intention was to point out to th refugees that they could not expect to be revisioned
There was no question of tormin ting supplies, he acid, for obvious reasons. The message, thich has not been rulunced to the press in full, vas signed by the Secretary for Security for the Hong Kong government, It urged the captain onoa ngain to mail to Taiwan, its original scheduled dentination,
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1. Royal Invy escort has been offered as a safety precaution for *he journey, T.in renewed pressure on the "lucy Ping" to proceed follows a succussion of developments. Firstly, it's believed sant the Thiven whorities may be re-considering their fisel +0 allow the refuges entry. Secondly, sudden onset of cold
other increns.n the dengura of hardship and sickness. Thirdly, new energency legislation in Hong Kong allows prosecution and en conviction by risoanunt of the captain and possible confiscatin of the vessel if it enters dong Kong wturs with xxcess passengers.
nother now 1 permit the indefinite detention of Vitnues. illegal immigrants awaiting re-settlement: The Hong Kong
uthoritier Col that there now deterrents make the "Huy Fong", if it wow the Heng Kong, less dng.rus procent for otlem refugee trafficker". The latest offers frei Brit in d tir countries to increase their refuge intule bus lay mo ung t Hong Kas government.
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tricia Par i Hong Kong for the BBC,
WT/D080/00/0615
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