Means of arrival
thnic origin and
former
residence
APPENDIX IC
ARRIVALS OF BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM IN HONG KONG : 1ST JANUARY TO 15TH AUGUST 1979
A
On small boats from ports in North Vietnam (531 boats)
B
On small boats from ports in South Vietnam (169 boats)
C
On ocean-going vessels from ports in South Vietnam
(3 vessels: Huey Fong,
D
Rescued at sea by ocean-going vessels (3 vessels: Sibonga
President
TOTALS
(% of total arrivals)
Skyluck, Sen On)
Wilson, Rudd Bank)
Chinese from South Vietnam
3,025
8.953
5,574
139
17,691 (25.76%)
2. Chinese from North Vietnam
38,647
12
Nil
Nil
38,659 (56.29%)
3. Vietnamese from South Vietnam
283
5,353
1,792
852
8,280 (12.06%)
Vietnamese from North Vietnam
3,972
3
Nil
Nil
3,975 (5.79%)
2. Others from South Vietnam
from North Vietnam
Nil
2**
360
34
1*
Nil
Nil
Nil
72 (0.1%)
1 (0.001%)
68,678 (100%)
Ctalo
of total arrivals)
45,928 (66.87%) | 14,323 (20.86%) 7,402 (10.78%)
This table does not include births or deaths amongst refugees already in Hong Kong:-
559 Births from March to 15th August, 1979 105 Deaths from Haren to 15th August 1979
Sub-totals (% of total arrivals) :-
I Ethnic Chinese (1+2) = 56,350 (82.05% )
1,025 (1.49%)
II Ethnic Vietnamese (344) 12,255 (17.84%)
III Originally from S. Vietnam (1+3+5)= 26,043(37.92%) IV Originally from N. Vietnam (2+4+6) = 42,635(62.08%)
• claimed French claimed U.S.A.
32 Cambodians and 4 Japanese