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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)

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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG : EMERGENCY TEMPORARY

ACCOMMODATION

Since we last discussed the Vietnamese boat people

crisis facing Hong Kong the situation has deteriorated

further. The latest position is that there have been

7,600 arrivals so far this year (130% up on 1988); 5,000

arrivals in the past four weeks; and 2,300 arrivals in

the last week.

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All the existing centres for boat people in Hong Kong

are full. The authorities are now using ferries.

too are full. They are now drawing on the stock of

British Forces tents available in the territory.

stock will be exhausted by the end of this week and it

will be very difficult to find more suitable tents

locally.

This

The Governor of Hong Kong has therefore urgently

requested us to fly out tents from the UK on an emergency