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FIGURE IN FOURTH PARAGRAPH OF CS' SPEECH WAS ''2621'' TOTAL ARRIVALS IN 1988 BEFORE 16 JUNE WERE 8,000 AND SINCE THEN (UP TO 30 JUNE) A FURTHER 1,200. TOTAL POPULATION OF BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG NOW 17,500 PLUS.

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