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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 8 MAY 1979 :-

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

6,031

B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR

15,769

2,662

24,512

C. ONBOARD THE ''SKY LUCK**

D. TOTAL

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14,276 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1979, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 1,994 SINCE 1 MAY 1979 DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 21 SMALL BOATS,

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,020 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY

1979.

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