TNAG-0886-FCO40-1096-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 113

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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : LATEST SMALLBOAT ARRIVALS.

1.

NEARLY 1,900 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED BY SMALL BOATS TODAY

MAY AND MORE HAVE BEEN SIGHTED. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL ARRIVALS

SO FAR THIS MONTH TO NEARLY 12,000 AND THE NUMBER HERE TO 34,000.

IT IS LIKELY THAT BY THE END OF TODAY THERE WILL BE NEARLY 4,000

AFLOAT BECAUSE OF LACK OF SPACE IN THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AND

ELSEWHERE.

CARRINGTON

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