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MY TELNO 468: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 24 APRIL :-

A, UNDER UNHCR CARE

5,984

B. IN DETENTION

11,583

C. ON BOARD THE SKY LUCK''

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2,658 20,222

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2. THE INCREASE OF 1,069 SINCE 17 APRIL IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 15 SMALL BOATS. 573 PERSONS (ESTABLISHED AFTER A

HEAD COUNT) WERE LANDED FROM THE 'HA LUNG' ON 21 APRIL DUE TO

GROSS OVERCROWDING AND SEVERE HEALTH HAZARDS,

3. 10,088 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY

1979 AND A FURTHER 583 OF SUCH REFUGEES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO

UNHCR.

4. UNHCR HAS SENT 2,840 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE

1 JANUARY 1979.

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