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TELNO 2406
OF 23083OZ JUNE 88
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA
367
YOUR TELNO 1627: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
THE STATISTICS YOU REQUESTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. ARRIVALS BEFORE 16.6.88 2850
B. ARRIVALS ON/AFTER 16.6.88 - 665
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16449
C. TOTAL POPULATION (VR) AS AT 23.6. 88
D. TOTAL POPULATION (VBP) AS AT 23.6.88 - 17114
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2. THE DECANTING OF THE 3,000 REFUGEES FROM HEI LING CHAU TO SHAM SHUI PO WAS COMPLETED ON 20 JUNE. THE FIRST BATCH OF NEW ARRIVALS (328) WERE TRANSFERRED TO HEI LING CHAU FROM GIRC ON 22 JUNE. SCREENING WILL COMMENCE AS SOON AS PREPARATORY WORK (FITTING OUT OF INTERVIEW ROOMS AND BRIEFING OF INTERVIEWERS) COMPLETED: PROBABLY ON 28 OR 29 JUNE.
WILSON
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HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
50
ADDITIONAL
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
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DISTRIBUTION
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/MRS CHALKER
MR GILLMORE
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