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Countries with Resettlement Programmes but have not Previously taken refugees from Hong Kong

Country

Programme

Sweden

1250 starting autumm 1979

Argentina

100 persons + 300 families

VI. Resettlement in Hong Kong of Indo-Chinese Refugees and Displaced Persons

January 1975 to June 1979

Overstayers and Illegal immigrants (estimated)

From Vietnam

5700

From Cambodia

2100

From Laos

1200

Dependants of Hong Kong Residents

On 32 Charter Flights from Ho Chi Minh City

(December 1976 to April 1979) = 4522

On Commercial flights =

450

Boat Refugees

Arriving in Hong Kong

14.5

!

Arriving elsewhere

= 108

TOTAL

#

14225

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