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Show CARE Announces Emergency Packs For Hong Kong CARE emergency distributions are being made to Hong Kong refugees who are being deported and to those who are succeeding in remaining, Tom Perry, regional region-al CARE director said today. The action follows an urgent request from John L. Rhodes, chief of the agency's mission, in Hong Kong, who reported that local relief sources are swamped by the recent refugee influx. According to Mr. Rhodes, refugees re-fugees rounded up by the Hong Kong police are given a medical examination and three free meals before being taken back to the border by truck. CARE headquarters authorized author-ized the mission to utilize a $75,-000 $75,-000 stockpile of food and blanket packages to help the Chinese refugees seeking entry into the colony. Bulk of the supplies consists con-sists of 50,000 rice packages, prepared pre-pared as $1 CARE food crusade gifts. CARE has assured the Hong Kong government it will do all it can to help. "Additional supplies will be provided as needed, and as funds become available through public contributions," Mr. Perry said. |