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INFORMATION D
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Norway
Japan
Austria
17
16 (10)
Belgium
4
New Caledonia
New Zealand
2 (
1)
France
1
3. Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam:
Read in 6 columns: place (A) refugee population at 1
January 1981, (B) arrivals Jan-Apr. 1981, (C) resettlement
Jan-Apr. 1981, (D) "C" as per cent of A and B, and (E)
refugee population at 1 May 1981: (N.B.: Figures for Hong
Kong exclude refugees previously settled in China).
PLACE
A
B
C
D
E
Hong Kong
Malaysia
21,600 2,282 8,146
12,100
8,146 34.1
16,323
8,273 8,832 43.4
11,652
Thailand
5,800 9.536 5,487 35.8
10,537
Indonesia 4,400 2,158 2,624
40.0
4,064
Philippines 3,100 1,936 1,893 37.6
3,636
Macau
2,900
131 1,341 44.2
1,761
Singapore
1,100
1,215 1,379 59.6
Japan
1,900
120
983
677 33.5 1,355
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