TNAG-0879-FCO40-1089-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 116

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After spending four wocks in a ship anchored off Hong Kong,

it locks as though two-thousand-seven-hun (rud refugees from Victnan,

may now be ablo to lend. But it is not curtain whether they will

decide to do so. Although the captain of the freighter Huey Fong

has been told that the Hong Kong authorities will no longer prevent

him fron cntoring harbour and leading his passengers, correspondents

point out that he could face severe penalties, under ellergency

legislation just passed, for carving excess passengers. and another

now low perits the indofinite detontiul of illegal immigrants

avaiting r--settlement. A correspondent for the BDC in Hong Kong

says the refugees appear to continue to hope that the government of

Taiwan their original destination

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will change its mind and

1ct the in. And its certain that the Hong Kong, authorities would

prefer the ship to go there.

RW 1300 when another law and advice now with Penn (ring main) on Taiwan hopes "hey land" new 1100

SDR

EWTD

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1359/DP

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