MACLEHOSE
Netherlands
France
New Zealand
New Caledonia
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3. Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam:
Read in 6 columns: place (A) refugee population at
1 February 1981, (B) arrivals Feb 1981, (C) resettlement
Feb 1981, (D) "C" as per cent of A and B, and (E) refugee
population at 1 March 1981: (N.B.: Figures for Hong
Kong exclude refugees previously settled in China)
PLACE
Hong Kong 20,129
Malaysia 12,800 1,215
176 1,970
9.70
18,427
2,824
20.15
11,290
Indonesia
4,260
458
593
12.59
4,125
Thailand
8,630 1,622 1,844
Philippines 3,324
17.99
8,419
299
526
14.52
3,100
Macau
Singapore
2,675..
653
1
157
5.86
2,530
182-
249 29.82
586
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SIR E YOUDE
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
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COPIES TO:-
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