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The following table shows that despite a declining Vietnamese migrant population in Hong Kong, the amount of repayment by the UNHCR as a proportion to the care and maintenance costs has registered a steady increase every year:
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Care and
Maintenance
No. of VMs
Reimbursement
Percentage
Year
Cost incurred
as at 1 Jan
by UNHCR.......................
Reimbursed
1990
$182.5 m
43,700
$15.5 m
8.5%
1991
$238.2 m
43,900
$15.5 m
6.5%
1992
$250.1 m
55,600
$16.2 m
6.5%
1993
$188.6 m
42,700
$21.6 m
11.5%
1994
$131,8 m
29,300
$21.6 m
16.4%
1995
$115.0 m (est.)
22,600
$19.5 m(est.)
17.0%
Issued by SPO (S&CA) Wednesday, November 8, 1995
End/Wednesday, November 8, 1995
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