APPENDIX IB
ARRIVALS OF BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM IN HONG KONG : JANUARY TO JULY 1979
Means of arrival
Ethnic
origin and
former
residence
Skyluck,
Sen On
1. Chinese from South Vietnam
3,003
8,942
5.574
139
2. Chinese from North Vietnam
37,876
12
Nil
A
On small boats from ports in North Vietnam
(524 boats)
B
On small boats from ports in South Vietnam (161 boats)
C
On Ocean-going vessels from ports in South Vietnam
(3 vessels: Huey Fong,
D
Rescued at sea by ocean-going vessels
(2 vessels ;:
Sibonga
President Wilson)
TOTALS
(% of total arrivals
17,658 (22.2)
Mil
37,888 (57.75)
3. Vietnamese from South Vietnam
279
5,035
1.792
850
7,956 (11.5)
4. Vietnamese from North Vietnam
3,762
3
Nil
Nil
3,765 (5.59%)
5. Others from South Vietnam
Nil
2**
36#
34
72 (0.11%)
6. Others from North Vietnam
1*
Nil
Nil
Nil
1 (0.002%)
Totals (% of total arrivals)
44,921 (66.71%)
13,994 (20.78%) 7,402 (10.99%)@
1,023 (1.52m)
67,340 (100)
N.B.: This table does not include births or
deaths amongst refugees already in Hong Kong:-
339 Births from March to July 1979
86 Deaths from March to July 1979
Sub-totals (% of total arrivals) :-
I Ethnic Chinese (1+2) = 55,546 (82.49%)
-
II Ethnic Vietnamese (3+4)= 11,721 (17.41%)
III Originally from S. Vietnam (1+3+5)=25,686(38.14%)
IV Originally from N. Vietnam (2+4+6) = 41,654 (61.86%)
@ The no. of Skyluck refugees upon arrival was 2,651 but there were 2 deaths (both ethnic Chinese) shortly afterwards.
**
* claimed French
claimed U.S.A.
# 32 Cambodians &
4 Japanese