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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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