TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 16

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 26 JUNE:

(A) UNDER UNHCR CARE

14.407

(B)

AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR

39,773

(C) ON BOARD THE SKYLUCK "

2,665

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56,845

24 June

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2.

55,921 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY.

OF 2,756 SINCE 19 JUNE IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 22 SMALL BOATS.

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UNHCR HAS SENT 4,657 (INCLUDING 721 EX-'SIBONGA') PEFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY 79.

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