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d) Vietnamese are the only group of Indochinese refugees to be found throughout East and Southeast Asia. Caseload (registered for resettlement), arrival and departure rates vary between countries, thus:
TABLE V
Country
Caseload end 1984
Arrivals 1985/(1984)
Departures 1985/(1984)
Caseload end 1985
+/- factor
China
32
31
(44)
(13)
53
+ 100%
Hong Kong
11,896
1,113 (2,230) 3,953 (3,604)
9.443
→
20%
Indonesia
6,703
6,239 (7,437)| 6,529 (6,900)
6,568
2%
Japan
1,290
435
(503)
908 (1,138)
357
3395
Korea
58
186
(45)
33
(12)
209
+ 250%
Macao
727
(-)
69
(110)
677
7%
Malaysia
8,853
7,304 (9,035) | 7.993 (10,460)
8.456
5%
Philippines
1,960
2,646 (1,370) 1,900 (2,201)
2,744
40%
Singapore
249
891 (394) 905 (931)
235
0.5%
Thailand (boat)
4,339
3,310 (2,807) 2,902 (6,659)
4,391
13%
Thailand (land)
387
1,921
(91) 1,623 (270)
504
30%
TOTAL
36,494
24,156 (24,956) |26,315 (32,408)
34,647
5%
The Vietnamese boat people arrivals totalled 22,258 in 1985, compared with 24,865 in 1984, a reduction of 10%.