TNAG-0898-FCO40-1108-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 198

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MY TELNO 1364: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 9 OCTOBER 1979:

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

B. GOVERNMENT CAMPS AND QUARANTINE

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3 SMALL BOATS.

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 13,270 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY 1979.

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