Rate of Arrivals
Month
Monthly total
Daily arrival rate
May
9,198
296
June
9,550
330
July
4,296
139
August
4,485
144
September
1,076
36
October
736
27
November
330
11
December
9
Estimated rate of arrival over next 6 months
About 23,000 boat people arrived in first six months of 1989.
Cannot be sure that similar exodus will not occur in 1990.
need to get deterrent measures in place soon.
Hence
BATACM (2)