TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 276

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 425 OF 12 JULY

INFO HONG KONG, WASHINGTON.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 188 TO KUALA LUMPUR: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

STATISTICS.

1. THE DEPT OF IMMIGRATION HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS BASED ON THEIR OWN CALCULATIONS BUT USUALLY THOSE OF UNHCR.

MALAYSIA AT 31.12.78

ARRIVALS:

63,120

CAMP POPULATION:

49,577

REFUGEE POPULATION AT 30.6.79.

74,817

REFUGEES IN CAMPS AT 30.6.79.

59,273

B.

INDONESIA AT 5.7.79

TOTAL REFUGEES:

42,934

C.

PHILIPPINES AT 15.6.79

TOTAL REFUGEES:

5,000

D.

SINGAPORE AT 31.5.79

UNHCR FIGURE FOR TOTAL REFUGEES:

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