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(2) Port Health Fumigation would be carried out on

the pontoon;

(3)

the rest of the Port Health process, a customs examination and the first three stages of the immigration examination would be carried out on the lower deck of the car ferry;,

(4) Further immigration interviews, involving C.I.D.

officers, would take place on the upper deck of the cer ferry;

(5) the final stage of the immigration process would

be carried out on the lower deck of the passenger ferry;

(6) the middle deck of the passenger ferry would be

used as a waiting area until a batch of about 200 refugees was ready to go ashore. They would then be taken on the water bus to Kowloon

harf No. 5.

(7)

(8)

(3)

offices for Government staff would be set up on the top deck of the passenger ferry;

Government staff would be conveyed to and from the processing scene in the water bus, if it was not being used to carry refugees, or in an Army landing craft;

overall control would be exercised by the

Deputy Commander of Police Marine District from his launch;

(10) one cooked meal a day would be provided by the

Social Welfare Department for the refugees still on board the ship. It would be provided after the completion of processing each day;

(11) refugees would be taken from Kowloon Wharf to Kai Tak

in four chartered buses;

(12) the camp at Kei Gak would be run by Prison Officers,

under the command of a Senior Superintendent and assisted by Civil Aid Services staff, in accordance with rules contained in an Order made by the Governor. A copy of these rules is at Appendix 1.

20th January 1979

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(b)

At 0900 hours the ferries and pontoons were moored alongside the ship.

Government staff were established on board these vessels by 1100 hours. The first refugees were brought off the ship for processing at 1240 hours. A total of 372 refugees were processed and taken ashore to Kai Tak.

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