TNAG-1977-FCO40-2810-Arrivals-figures-and-procedures-for-Vietnamese-refugees-in-H-1989 — Page 122

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INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, MANILA, JAKARTA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA INFO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, OTTAWA, TOKYO, PARIS

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: LATEST ARRIVALS

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640 VBP IN 9 BOATS ARRIVED IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY (3 MAY), THE

SECOND HIGHEST ONE DAY ARRIVAL FIGURE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL FOR THE MONTH (AS AT 4 MAY) TO 1,042 AND THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO 5,273. THIS REPRESENTS A 102 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1988. THE AVERAGE DAILY ARRIVAL RATE FOR

THE PAST 5 DAYS HAS BEEN 330.

FOR BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, JAKARTA

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF WE COULD HAVE AN EARLY INDICATION OF

THE LATEST ARRIVAL FIGURES IN YOUR HOST COUNTRIES.

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