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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1980
A
COUNTRY/TERRITORY
B
BOAT REFUGEE POPULATION AT 31.12.78 PLUS 1979 ARRIVALS*
C
RESETTLEMENT IN 1979* (AS PERCENTAGE OF B)
1.
HONG KONG
76 000
24 000
(32%)
2. SOUTHEAST ASIA
MALAYSIA
103 000
69 000
(67%)
*INDONESIA
51 000
19 000
(37%)
THAILAND**
15 000
9 000
(60%)
PHILIPPINES
9 000
4 000
(44%)
SINGAPORE
4 000
4 000
(100%)
SUB-TOTAL
3. TOTAL (1.E. 1 AND 2)
182 000
105 000
(57.6%)
258 000
129 000
(50.0%)
**
*
TO THE NEAREST 1 000
EXCLUDING LAND REFUGEES
PHASING IN OF GENERAL RATE IN NT
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY ADOPTED A MOTION TO GIVE EFFECT TO EXISTING POLICY ON THE PHASING IN OF THE GENERAL RATE IN THE NEWLY RATED AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MOVING THE MOTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE STRESSED THAT THE SOLE OBJECT OF THE MOTION IS TO MAKE A RESOLUTION UNDER SECTION 18 (1) OF THE RATING ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING POLICY FOR THE EXTENSION OF RATING TO THE DEVELOPING AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND NOTHING ELSE SHOULD BE READ INTO IT, GOOD OR BAD+.
UNDER THE EXISTING POLICY, THE GENERAL RATE FOR NEWLY ASSESSED AREAS, FROM AREA F ONWARDS, IS BEING PHASED IN.
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