TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 102

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Enclosure I (Cont'd)

Ethnic origin of refugees (up to 14th September 1979)

(a) Chinese from S. Viet.

(b) Chinese

from N. Viet.

Jan.

Feb. March April May June July

3,408 2,502 1,224 1,388 3,248 3,543 2,343

Aug.

54

Sept* Sub-total

287 17,999

(24.68%)

1,343 1,790 1,815 4,293 12,011 12,527 4,109

4,109 2,068

1,375 41,331

(56.68%)

(c) Viets.

566 1,209

75

294 1,947 2,240 1,625

741

600 9,297

(12.74%)

from S.

Viet.

(d) Viets.

from N.

Viet.

(e) Others

68

23 NIL

168 1,448 1,339 719 384

71

4,220

(5.78%)

10

26 NIL

NIL 34

2

1

NIL

1

74

(0.10%)

72,919

5,395 5,550 3,114 6,143 18,688 19,651 8,797 3,247 2,334 (100%)

Up to 14th September 1979

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Daily arrival figures for the month of September 1979

Date

Nos. arrived

1st

17

2nd

337

3rd

45

4th

5th

25

6th

290

7th, 8th, 9th

695

10th

604

11th

187

12th

Nil

13th

Nil

14th

134

15th, 16th

- 281

17th

Nil

18th

Nil

19th 20th

Nil

Nil

Total: 2,615