boat people• Last year 6,652 boat people landed in Hong Kong, down from more than 34,000 in 1989.• Artistsrecordanthem to aidboat people.• The Government would seekinternational co-operation on checking the inflow of boat people at January's Geneva conference meeting.• December 1989 start of involuntary repatriation of boat peoplep. 37122.• An agreement was reached during Maude's visit to increase the rate of voluntary repatriation of boat people from Hong Kong.• A boat has to be purchased, from some one willing to sell it to potentialboat people.• No reprieve for the boat people.• He said that the deportations could jeopardise international negotiationsaimed at finding a long-termsolution to the boat people problem.