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FMLONG KONG 250815Z SEP 79
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1329 OF 25 SEPTEMBER
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YOUR TELNO 763: MP'S LETTER: VIETNAMESELBEFOGENS
1.(A). ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL REFUGEES WHO ARE IN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT ARE OF WORKING AGE, THE NUMBER WORKING ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1979 WAS 15,574. BASED ON THE AGE STRUCTURE OF A SAMPLE OF REFUGEES
AND APPLYING THIS TO THE FOPULATION OF THE OPEN CAMPS, THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WORKING COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ADULTS
IS 44 PERCENT,
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(B). PRECISE STATISTICS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE CLASSIFICATION INTO ETHNIC CHARACTERISTICS IS ONLY MADE OFFICIALLY ON ARRIVAL.
WE ARE TRYING TO OBTAIN SIMILAR STATISTICS FOR DEPARTURES BUT THIS COULD TAKE SOME TIME. IN THE MEANTIME, A BREAKDOWN FOR THOSE IN CAMPS IS NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR ARRIVALS, FROM 1 JANUARY TO 14 SEPTEMBER, AND ASSUMING ALL VIETNAMESE FROM SOUTH VIETNAM ARE "'ETHNIC SOUTH VIETNAMESE'' ,
IS 13 PERCENT.
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C THIS IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO ANSWER FOR THE REASONS GIVEN AT (B) ABOVE. HOWEVER, BASED ON THIS YEAR'S ARRIVALS TO 14 SEPTEMBER,
THE PERCENTAGE IS 62.5 .
2. GRATEFUL YOU PASS COPY OF YOUR TELNO 763 TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON.
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