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4. STATISTICS ON DROWNINGS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AS A TOTAL FIGURE FOR THE WHOLE OF THE TERRITORY IRRESPECTIVE OF RESIDENCE SEMI-COLON AND EXTRAPOLATION OF THOSE INVOLVING BOAT PEOPLE WOULD REQUIRE AN INORDINATE EFFORT. HOWEVERY

HOWEVERY, RELYING PURELY ON MEMORY, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE DROWNINGS OF PERSONS LIVING IN BOATS IN TYPHOON SHELTERS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. MR PARRY WILL OF COURSE APPRECIATE THAT THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK ON BOATS MUST PUT TO SEA EVEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CANNOT COMPLETELY AVOID BEING AT THE MERCY OF THE

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