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TELEGRAM NUMBER 316 OF 22 FEBRUARY

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON.

YOUR TELNO 172 (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,

1. WE WILL SEND STATISTICS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, HEREAFTER TUESDAY WILL BE THE MOST SUITABLE DAY, FIGURES WILL BE GIVEN AS AT

0900 HOURS LOCAL.

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2. NUMBERS IN HONG KONG AT 0909 LOCAL ON 22 JY WERE

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE : 4,653 :

8. IN DETENTION (INCLUDING SMALL BOAT ARRIVALS AWAITING PROCESSING): 7,166 :

C. LARGE BOAT ARRIVAL (WITH PASSENGERS STILL ON BOARD): SKYLUCK 2,639, (INCLUDING ONE BABY BORN SINCE SHE REACHED HONG KONG)

D, TOTAL: 14,458.

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3. OF THE 3,318 FROM THE HUEY FONG, 1,507 ARE UNDER UNHCR CARE: THE REMAINDER (1,811) ARE IN DETENTION AND WILL BE RELEASED TO UNHCR AS ACCOMMODATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AND AS THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM POLICE ENQUIRIES.

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