BRITISH COUNCIL FOR · AID
то REFUGEES
35 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3LR
REPORT TO THE STANDING CONFERENCE "ASIA COMMITTEE" 11 April
ON REFUGEES
1979.
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Indo-Chinese Refugees Arrival Statistigs
VIETNAMESE BOAT REFUGEES
I. Arrival in UK between February 1977 and
5 January 1979
II. New arrivals since 5 January 1979
Date
Details
الحميد
117 APP 979
702 persons
No. of
TO
persons
Received by &
immediate destination
7 Feb 79
from Manila ex 68 ANCO SCEPTRE
26
BCAR
Kensington, London
28 Feb 79
from Hong Kong
47
BCAR
under 1,500 quota
Kensington, London
8 Mar 79
from Hong Kong
30
under 1,500 quota
SCF Essex
25 Mar 79
from Hong Kong
BCAR
Family reunion of
Kensington, London
es WELLPARK refugees
28 Mar 79
from Manila ex TUNG AN Family reunion
BCAR
Kensington, London
28 Mar 79
from Hong Kong
under 1,500 quota
1Q Apr 79
from Hong Kong
SCF Essex
3040-7
OCKENDEN
under 1,500 quota
Total Boat refugees arrived UK
875 persons
III.Scheduled to arrive;
* 18 Apr 79
from Hong Kong
51 ? :
OCKENDEN
under 1500 quot JUNG AN (from win) 8
11 Ap. 79 from Manila, ex
Note:
BCAR, Kensigton London
At the time of typing these statistics, exact number of
arrivals from Hong Kong was not yet confirmed, but the total number of the Hong Kong group for Ockenden arriving on 10 April and 18 April is expected to be 91 persons.
:
Out of the total number of Vietnamese Boat people so far received in the UK 705 arrived during the last 6 months of which 479 were received by BCAR, 147 by Ockenden Venture and 79 by Save the Children Fund.
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