Means of arrival
Ethnic Origin and
former
residence
1. Chinese from South
Vietnam
ARRIVALS OF BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM IN HONG KONG : 1st to 14th September 1979
Appendix IB
A
On small boats from ports in North Vietnam (12 boats)
B
On small boats from ports in South Vietnam (10 boats)
257
C
AND
On ocean-going
vessels from ports in South Vietnam (Nil)
D Rescued at sea
by ocean-going vessels (2: Nelloyd
Steenkerk,
m.v. Samoa)
TOTALS (% of total arrivals)
287 (12.29%)
1,375 (58.91%)
30
2. Chinese from North
Vietnam
1,375
3. Vietnamese from
South Vietnam
411
4. Vietnamese from
North Vietnam
71
5. Others from South
Vietnam
6. Others from North
Vietnam
1*
Totals (of total
arrivals)
1,476 (63.23%)
669 (28.67%)
N.B.
189
600 (25.70%)
71 (3.04%)
1* (0.04%)
(
-%)
189 (8.10%)
2,334 (100%)
This table does not include births or deaths amongst refugees already in Hong Kong:
34 Births were reported from 1st to 14th Sept, 1979 11 Deaths were reported from 1st to 14th Sept, 1979
Sub-totals (% of total arrivals)
I Ethnic Chinese (1+2) 1,662 (71.20%) II Ethnic Vietnamese (3+4) 671 (28.74%) III Originally from S. Vietnam (1+3+5) 888 (38.04%)
IV Originally from N. Vietnam (2+4+6) 1,446 (61.95%)
* Indian