TNAG-0889-FCO40-1099-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 191

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 726 OF 5 JUNE

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

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 5 JUNE 1979

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

12,734

B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE HY UNHCR

22.202

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G. ON BOARD THE SKYLUCK'

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2,664 44,690

2. 42,545 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 6,509 SINCE 29 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 49 SMALL BOATS AND THE ''SIBONGA WITH 1,933 ON BOARD..

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,394 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE

1 JNAUARY 1979.

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