TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 278

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PLACE OF ORIGIN OF REFUGEES 1.E. CAMPS ETC.

MALAYSIA

67.3%

7,747

THAILAND

17.8%

2,052

INDONESIA

11%

1,272

PHILIPPINES

1.8%

206

HONG KONG

1.8%

204

SINGAPORE

9

BRUNEI

11

JAPAN

ITALY

S KOREA

6

1

5

11,513

3. REGRET THE ABOVE FIGURES ARE NOT IN THE FORMAT REQUESTED IN

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 942 TO YOU : AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS PUT THE EMPHASIS ELSEWHERE.

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4. THE US EMBASSY HAVE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AUSTRALIAN A SUMMARY OF THE BOAT REFUGEE POPULATION GIVING ACCUMALATED TOTALS AND CURRENT POPULATION AT 15.6.79 FOR ASEAN COUNTRIES HONG KONG, NACAO, JAPAN, S KOREA. THIS TABLE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

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