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OTTAWA, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

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MY TELNO.185 : 'HUEY FONG.

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ON 4 FEBRUARY CAPTAIN HSU WEN-HSIN OF THE "HUEY FONG' WAS CHARGED (UNDER SECTION 24, SUB-SECTION 2, OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE) WITH BEING THE MASTER OF A PASSENGER SHIP. HAVING ON BOARD PASSENGERS IN EXCESS OF THE NUMBER ALLOWED. HE HAS BEEN

REMANDED IN PRISON CUSTODY FOR EIGHT DAYS. REMAND FOR A FURTHER

EIGHT DAYS IS THEN LIKELY TO BE SOUGHT, PENDING ANY MORE SERIOUS CHARGES WHICH MAY LATER BE PUT TO THE CAPTAIN TOGETHER

WITH OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE ASSISTED IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR

THE 'HUEY FONG'S' VOYAGE.

2. PARA.1 ABOVE MAY BE USED FREELY: WE ASSUME THE B.B.C'S

VIETNAMESE SERVICE WILL GIVE CONTINUING COVERAGE TO DEVELOPMENTS

IN THE CASE.

3. A FIRST BATCH OF 63 FAMILY GROUPS (ABOUT 315 PEOPLE) WILL BE

MOVED OUT OF DETENTION TOMORROW AND HANDED OVER TO THE CARE OF UNHCR, BY 13 FEBRUARY WE EXPECT 1,000 TO BE MOVED OUT. THE REMAINDER (APART FROM ANY WHO MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS) WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS ACCOMMODATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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