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3. Regional statistics for boat refugees from Vietnam:
Read in 6 columns: place (A) refugee population at
1 January 1981, (B) arrivals Jan. 1981, (C) resettlement
Jan. 1981, (D) "C" as per cent of A and B, and (E) refugee
population at 1 February 1981: (N.B.: Figures for Hong
Kong exclude refugees previously settled in China)
PLACE
A
B
C
D
E
Hong Kong
Malaysia
21,600
276
1,868
8.54
20,129
12,100 2,446
1,768
12.15
12,800
Indonesia
4,400
147
432
9.50
4,260
Thailand
5,800 2,330 1,063
13.08
8,630
Philippines 3,100
159
423 12.98
3,324
Macau
2,900
86
343 11.49
2,675
Singapore
1,100
271
765 55.80
653
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