TNAG-0885-FCO40-1095-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 19

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 615 OF 22 MAY

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

INFO SAVING HANOI.

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MY TELNO 572: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: WEEKLY SITREP.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 22 MAY :

(A) UNDER UNHCR CARE

8,529

(B) AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR 19,622 (C) ON BOARD THE ''SKY LUCK**

(D) TOTAL

2,662 30,813

2. 28,601 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 1,359 SINCE 15 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 12 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,301 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY.

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