TNAG-0891-FCO40-1101-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 12

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

AS OF 1 JUNE 1979

ENYMCA

HK k 24.

REFUGEES & DISPLACED PERSONS FROM INDOCHINA ACCEPTED FOR SEKUJUULEMENUL

RECEIVI

DESK

Z

119

Number

PAA 26.6

INDEX

Country

accepted

Area

Number per

Ranki

(1000)

(1000 sq. m.)

1000 sq. m.

China

230

3.706

62

6

Taiwan

1 b

13.8

72

5

U.S.A.

224

3,614

62

7

France

49.3

213

231

2

Australia

21.0

2,968

7.1

18

Canada

15.5

3.560

4.4

19

Hong Kong

4.8

0.4

12,000

1

Germany

3.6

96.0

38

8

U.K.

3.3

94.2

35

9

Switzerland

1.6

15.9

102

4

Malaysia

1.6

128

12

14

Belgium

1.3

11.8

107

3

N. Zealand

0.97

104

9.3

16

Norway

0.92

125

7.4

17

Denmark

0.57

16.6

34

10

Netherlands

0.39

15.9

25

12

Austria

0.35

32.4

11

15

Sweden

0.26

174

1.5

21

Italy

0.26

116

2.2

20

Israel

0.17

8.0

21

13

Japan

0.05

143

0.4

22

Luxembourg

0.03

1.0

30

11

Others

0.64

Total

561

(including more than 82,000 boat people)

REFUGEES & DISPLACED PERSONS FROM INDOCHINA IN COUNTRIES OF TEMPORARY ASYLUM

IN NEED OF (RE) SETTLEMENT ON 1 JUNE 1979

(thousands of persons)

Thailand

155

(of whom 5,700 boat people)

Malaysia Hong Kong

Indonesia

Macau

68

362 +

21

2.7

Philippines

2.59

Singapore

0.5

Japan

0.4

Other countries

0.1

Total

286

(of whom 137,600 boat people)

a These figures exclude refugees "sur place", i.e. those who were in the country of settlement at the time of the change of régime in South Vietnam. They include refugees accepted by the country of resettlement but still awaiting departure in the country of temporary asylum.

b Estimate.

el ol

These figures exclude persons who are still in the country of temporary asylum, but have been accepted for resettlement by another country and are merely await- ing departure. They total some 13,000 persons, of whom 9,900 are boat people. d Plus 2,647 persons on "Skyluck" still awaiting permission to land. Plus 1,542 persons on "Tung An" still awaiting permission to land.

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