Appendix: Resettlement of Boat Refugees from
Hong Kong 1975 - 31 October 1979
Destination
1975 1978
1979 to 31 Oct
Total
USA
4,677
8.008
12,685
Canada
386
3,456
3,842
UK
126
2,437
2,563
FRG
49
1,212
1,261
Australia
218
268
486
France
360
87
4h47
Netherlands
223
223
Hong Kong
106
64
170
Denmark
100
53
153
Belgium
Ireland
Switzerland
Austria
Norway
24
98
122
1
109
109
40
51
91
62
62
26
31
57
Israel
38
38
Italy
New Caledonia (Fr)
New Zealand
Argentina
~
35
37
32
32
1
31
32
1
29
29
Sweden
Japan
8
8
5
in
Vietnam (voluntary
China
repatriation)
Ivory Coast
New Hebrides
Spain
Government Secretariat Hong Kong
5 November, 1979
5
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
22,464
6,181
16,283